Understanding & Use Figurative Language
If someone is "getting cold feet," how is he or she feeling?
A. Hungry
B. Excited
C. Nervous
D. Sad
C. Nervous
Which prefix is added to print to make a word meaning "print wrongly"?
A. pre-
B. non-
C. mis-
D. un-
What does the word plentiful mean?
A. Having plenty
B. Less plenty
C. More plenty
D. Not plenty
A. Having plenty
The Latin root flor- is used in the word floral. What does the Latin root flor- mean?
A. Yellow
B. Tiny
C. Smell
D. Flower
D. Flower
What is the correct way to divide delicate into syllables?
A. del-i-cate
B. delic-ate
C. de-li-cate
D. de-lic-ate
A. del-i-cate
In the sentence below, what does Abby mean when she says that it "slipped her mind"?
"I meant to bring my gym shoes, but it slipped my mind," said Abby.
A. She tripped over.
B. She dropped them.
C. She forgot.
D. She was too tired.
C. She forgot.
Which word contains the prefix re-?
A. Recipe
B. Rewrite
C. Reading
D. Reason
B. Rewrite
Which suffix can be added to the word meaning to make a word meaning "without meaning"?
A. -less
B. -ful
C. -ness
D. -ly
A. -less
The Latin root jus- is used in the word justice. What does the Latin root jus- mean?
A. Problem
B. Proof
C. Law
D. Person
C. Law
Read this thesaurus entry for the word blunder.
blunder noun
blooper, botch, bungle, error, fault, mistake
What is the purpose of the list of words?
A. To show the different meanings the word can have
B. To give words with about the same meaning
C. To explain the exact meaning of the word
D. To show how the word came to be used
B. To give words with about the same meaning
What does the sentence below mean?
Julie and Patrice are like day and night.
A. Julie and Patrice are great friends.
B. Julie and Patrice are very different.
C. Julie and Patrice have never met.
D. Julie and Patrice live far apart.
B. Julie and Patrice are very different.
Which word means "perform better than"?
A. Underperform
B. Misperform
C. Reperform
D. Outperform
D. Outperform
Which suffix can be added to the word weed to make a word meaning "full of weeds"?
A. -ness
B. -ing
C. -y
D. -ed
C. -y
The word exoskeleton is based on the Greek root exo-. Based on this, what does exoskeleton mean?
A. A skeleton that is on the outside
B. A skeleton that is strong
C. A skeleton that is inside
D. A skeleton that is large
A. A skeleton that is on the outside
Read this dictionary entry for the word blizzard.
blizzard [bliz-erd]
noun
1. a storm with dry snow, strong winds, and cold temperatures
What does "[bliz-erd]" in the entry explain?
A. What the words means
B. What type of word it is
C. How to say the word
D. Where the word comes from
C. How to say the word
If a teacher's diagram was "as clear as mud," it was -
A. confusing
B. detailed
C. neat
D. simple
A. confusing
Which prefix can be added to the word just to make a word meaning "not just"?
A. un-
B. in-
C. mis-
D. dis-
A. un-
Which word means "a state of being damp"?
A. Damper
B. Dampen
C. Dampness
D. Damply
C. Dampness
The word centenary contains the Latin root centi-. If a library is celebrating its centenary, it is-
A. two years old
B. ten years old
C. one hundred years old
D. one thousand years old
C. one hundred years old
Read this dictionary entry for the word dense.
dense adjective
1. crowded or grouped closely together 2. not intelligent 3. only letting a little light through 4. difficult to understand
Which definition of the word dense is used in the sentence below?
Frank struggled to push his bike through the dense grass.
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
A. Definition 1
Which word completes the sentence below to show that Harrison slept well?
After a long day of traveling, Harrison slept like a ____.
A. lamb
B. leaf
C. lion
D. log
D. log
What does the substance antifreeze most likely do?
A. Mask something freeze quicker
B. Stop something from freezing
C. Check to see if something will freeze
D. Freeze something many times
B. Stop something from freezing
If a person's actions are described as predictable, the actions-
A. are being talked about
B. have not happened before
C. are unusual
D. can be guessed
D. can be guessed
The word periscope is based on the Greek roots peri- and scop-, which mean "around" and "look at." Based on this, what is a periscope?
A. A tool for measuring distance
B. A tool that is easy to find
C. A tool for seeing many different ways
D. A tool that has been studied
C. A tool for seeing many different ways
Read this dictionary entry for the word kid.
kid
noun
1. a young goat 2.(informal) a young person or child
verb
3. to tease or make fun of 4. to lie in a joking way
Which definition of the word kid is used in the sentence below?
"Is that the new kid that moved here from Miami?" Raymond asked his friend as they took their seats on the school bus.
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
B. Definition 2