Synonyms, Antonyms
Vocabulary
Capitalization and Puncuation
Spelling
Language Arts
100
When examining pottery, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made. Which word is a synonym for the examining? a) studying b) questioning c) searching d) discovering
What is studying?
100
My dog, Tibbs, is a truly extraordinary animal. In this sentence, what does extraordinary mean? a) regular b) amazing c) imaginary d) perplexed
What is amazing?
100
What is the correct way to capitalize the sentence? 

 On the Navajo Reservation in Arizona there is a rock named Spider rock.

What is Spider Rock?
100
Zeinab and I quickly ate breakfast and decided to go outside to play catch; we hoped to see the new family that perchased the home next door. What is the correct way to spell the word in the sentence perchased?
What is purchased?
100
Which statement is a fact?
a) My favorite thing to eat is pizza. 

b) Shoveling snow was an exciting activity.
c) Drivers felt frustrated about having to walk ahead of their carts.
d) Ruts in a road measured one foot or more in depth.

What is, Ruts in a road measured one food or more in depth?
200
What is an antonym for annoyed? a) disturbed b) amused c) encourage d) worried
What is amused?
200
The word distracted is derived from the Latin root, tract, meaning, "to draw." Based on this information, the reader can tell the literal meaning of to distract is a) to be unhappy with b) to draw poorly c) to draw away d) to be confused
What is to draw away?
200
Which word should be capitalized the sentence? French settlers traveled here in 1717 and set up a trading post called fort Quiatenon.
What is fort?
200
When the tale of a tornado touches the ground, it can cause great damage and hardship. Which word in the sentence is spelled incorrectly? a) tale b) touches c) damage d) hardship
What is tail?
200
Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life too. In which word does able mean the same as it does in the word memorable? a) stable b) lovable c) tablet d) fable
What is lovable?
300
Something is blotting out the sun. Which word is a synonym for blotting out as it is used in the sentence above? a) lifting b) shining c) blinking d) covering
What is covering?
300
The years of hardship and suffering in the arctic cold had taken their toll on both men. The phrase taken "their toll" means that the years spent exploring in the Arctic had: a) helped them b) satisfied them c) weakened them d) enlightened them
What is weakened them?
300
What is the correct way to capitalize the following sentence? Hurricanes are storms that form over tropical waters in the atlantic ocean.
What is Atlantic Ocean?
300
Modern-day computers hold a massive amount of information, are incredebly fast, and are easy to operate. What is the correct way to spell incredebly?
What is incredibly?
300
The prefix fore- in the word foretelling means: a) at last b) many c) truth d) ahead of
What is ahead of?
400
Which of these is a synonym for the word remark? a) decision b) attempt c) comment d) benefit
What is comment?
400
Madame Daphne's prediction about the queen's first child being a daughter came true. In this sentence, what does prediction mean? a) favorite possession b) whispered secret c) feeling of forgiveness d) message about the future
What is message about the future?
400
What is the correct way to write the sentence? Mr. Evans comes home from work at 530 and runs for at least an hour.
What is 5:30?
400
These courses train students for many specialized and intersting jobs. Which work is spelled incorrectly? And how do you spell it correctly?
What is intersting? (interesting)
400
Which of these is an opinion? 

a) Halley's comet should return next in 2061.
b) Halley's comet returns about every 75 years.
c) Comets are made mostly of ice, dust, and rocks.
d) You'll be thrilled by the sight of a comet.

What is, You'll be thrilled by the sight of a comet?
500

The beaches in our area were once clean. They are not clean anymore. Jasmine looked up the word clean in the thesaurus and found this entry. 

Clean adj. 1. pure, unspoiled, spotless. 2. even, regular. 3. thorough, complete. 4. honest, fair. 


In the second sentence, Jasmine wants to replaces clean with a synonym. Which work should she use? a) complete b) even c) unspoiled d) honest

What is unspoiled?
500
Wanting some quiet time to himself, Mr. Dubois requested a private table overlooking the bay. The origin of the word private is the Latin word privus meaning, a) single, alone b) tiny, enclosed c) fancy, elegant d) clean, tidy
What is single, alone?
500
What is the correct way to write the following sentence? Last night I wrote a funny poem called, Song of the Early Riser.
What is, "Song of the Early Riser?"
500

Ms. Quartana teach us many interesting facts about Michigan history last year. What is the correct way to write and spell the verb in the sentence?

What is taught?
500
His early work with locomotives focused on hauling loads in the mines. 


 A dictionary entry for focus:
 Focus n. 1. Center of attention. n. 2. a point where light comes together v. 3. to fix on, concentrate v. 4. to make clear, sharpen

Which definition best fits the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?

What is definition 3?