Synonym/Antonym
Which of the following is an antonym for incomplete?
A) unfinished
B) partial
C) finished
D) insufficient
C) finished
Question number 6 says: "What is the central idea of paragraph 5?"
What is the first thing you should do to help you answer this question?
Go back to the text and reread paragraph 5.
How many siblings does Ms. Skiba have?
1 sister!
The prefix re-, as in the word "replay" means:
A) not
B) again
C) before
D) dis
B) again
When it came to jumping rope, Jenny excelled; she was very talented at sports.
What does EXCELLED mean?
A) she did well
B) she was sloppy
C) she made progress
D) she was not talented
A) she did well
A synonym for argue is .
A) delightful
B) dissimilar
C) disagree
D) disappear
D) disagree
What does the term "central idea" mean?
What a text or paragraph is mostly about, the main idea.
How many languages does Mr. Mueller speak?
2, English and Spanish.
What is the root, or base word, in the word "preheat"?
A) pre
B) preheat
C) heat
D) heatpre
C) heat
The teacher's face, like a brightly glowing summer day, signaled her feelings of contentment.
What does CONTENTMENT mean?
2. happiness
It was guaranteed to be uncomplicated.
Which word is a synonym (same) for GUARANTEED?
A) assembled
B) packaged
C) sold
D) promised
D) promised
Ms. Skiba asked the student to give a summary of the book. What does the word summary mean?
A shorter version of a longer text that only includes the important details.
Which of the following is the mascot for Ms. Skiba's college, Hope College?
A) The Knights.
B) The Flying Dutchmen.
C) The Wildcats.
D) The Wolverines.
B) The Flying Dutchmen.
The suffix -less, as in the word "fearless", means:
A) full of
B) with
C) in a way
D) without
D) without
We had our doubts about the new member of our team; and yet, she surpassed our expectations at every turn.
In this sentence, 'she surpassed our expectations' means that:
A) she did better than our expectations
B) she met our expectations
C) she made progress in our expectations
D) she didn't meet our expectations
A) she did better than our expectations
We have rather LOFTY expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and famous. You will be elected President of the United States before you turn forty.
Which is a synonym of LOFTY?
A) high
B) shaky
C) small
D) lowly
A) high
Which of the following are examples of "key details" that you could use to find the central idea? Select all that apply.
A) Repeated words.
B) Words in the title.
C) Words that are interesting.
D) Words in the first and last sentences, or paragraphs.
E) Photographs and illustrations.
A) Repeated words.
B) Words in the title.
D) Words in the first and last sentences, or paragraphs.
E) Photographs and illustrations.
In what month is Mr. Mueller's birthday?
August.
Read the sentence below:
Darwin trudged slowly through the snow. The suffix -ly means:
A) full of
B) able to do something
C) in a ___ way
D) the opposite of
C) in a ___ way
Sue discovered that her favorite dress, which she had hung out to dry on a clothesline, had fallen and become bedraggled in the mud.
What does BEDRAGGLED mean?
A) small and helpless
B) smooth and colorful
C) limp and dirty
D) fresh and clean
C) limp and dirty
Which two words are synonyms?
A) passive, massive
B) engaged, uninterested
C) conversation, silence
D) intercept, prevent
D) intercept, prevent
What does the text feature caption describe?
Words that are located beneath a picture that describe what is in the picture.
What two letters are in both Mr. Mueller's and Ms. Skiba's first names?
A) c, a
B) t, s
C) n, e
D) a, n
D) a, n
Which prefix would you add to the word "finished" to show that there is still some work to be done?
A) dis-
B) mis-
C) re-
D) un-
D) un- , as in unfinished
Please NULLIFY our agreement because I am not interested anymore.
What is the meaning of the word in all caps?
A) Improve
B) Seal
C) Cancel
D) Sign
C) Cancel