Christina and her parents are very happy with their new life in America.
Which word has the SAME meaning as happy?
A. pleased
B. bored
C. unhappy
D. disappointed
What is A. pleased?
100
It is a spice, which means people use it in food to make the food taste better.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of better?
A. flavorful
B. improved
C. nicer
D. worse
What is D. worse?
100
In America, I think, life is as good as a clever girl can make it. Which word is a SYNONYM for clever?
A smart
B tired
C young
D strong
What is A. smart?
200
You were very generous to share your lunch with me.
Choose the synonym for the word in bold.
A. selfish
B. unselfish
C. stingy
D. ungenerous
What is B. unselfish?
200
Saffron helps your teeth and skin.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of helps?
A. aids
B. assists
C. harms
D. holds
What is C. harms?
200
Which pair of words from the passage has almost the SAME meaning?
A. started, drifted
B. song, tune
C. notes, keys
D. waiting, seeming
What is B. song, tune?
200
Which pair of words from the passage has almost the OPPOSITE meaning?
A. pleased, unhappy
B. belonged, released
C. unexpected, forgotten
D. stared, pictured
What is A. pleased, unhappy?
200
Which word is an ANTONYM for slow?
A noisy
B dull
C easy
D quick
What is D. quick?
300
Cats are usually tame. Tigers are usually ferocious. What word means the same as ferocious?
A. cute
B. fierce
C. smart
What is B. fierce?
300
Now his parents circled wildly above him, squawking and shrieking.
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word wildly?
A. bravely
B. calmly
C. faithfully
D. merrily
What is B. calmly?
300
Which two words from the article have almost the SAME meaning?
A. sections, events
B. popular, ancient
C. widely, recently
D. funny, humorous
What is D. funny, humorous?
300
Which two words are ANTONYMS?
A talk, speak
B pretend, imagine
C ocean, sea
D gentle, fierce
What is D. gentle, fierce?
300
We lay under the blankets as the lights flash bright to dark
making us shiver like a leaf in the wind.
I fear the storm as I run down the hall
to take shelter with my parents.
The author of the poem talks about lightning making him shiver. Choose a word that means almost the same as shiver.
A. move
B. shake
C. run
What is B. shake?
400
Each year for nearly two weeks, the sakura tree brings fun and festival
to Japan. All talk is about the beauty of the year’s cherry blossoms.
Sometimes schoolteachers take their students to view the trees.
Which word means almost the SAME as festival?
?A. problem
?B. celebration
?C. garden
?D. beauty
What is B. celebration?
400
It is yellow and very valuable.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of valuable?
A. lost
B. expensive
C. useful
D. worthless
What is D. worthless?
400
Which pair of words from the story have almost the SAME meaning?
A. noticed, saw
B. dropped, hung
C. grabbed, spilled
D. screamed, struggled
What is A. noticed, saw
400
The ancient Egyptians first used wigs.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of ancient?
A. elderly
B. new
C. old
D. used
What is B. new?
500
Even though I felt like I was lost in the new school building, I was able to locate the class where he was sitting.
Which word is a SYNONYM for the word locate as it is used in the sentence?
A hold
B find
C rescue
D shift
What is B. find?
500
Juan and Carol were elated to discover they were going to Florida for summer vacation. They had wanted to visit Florida for a very long time.
Which word means the opposite of elated?
A. happy
B. excited
C. upset
D. glad
What is C. upset?
500
Which pair of words from the passage has almost the SAME meaning?
A. salty, prickly
B. small, quiet
C. off-key, sour
D. lighthearted, beautiful
What is C. off-key, sour?
500
It was hard to see the cave because the rock was concealed by thick bushes.
Which word means the OPPOSITE of concealed?
A. withheld
B. shown
C. covered
D. buried