Complete the sentence with the correct wordly wise word.
" The plane was grounded because of a small ________ in the metal tail unit"
Fracture
100
What is the definition and part of speech of the word major used in this sentence?
"My cousin majored in education at UMass Amherst."
Verb. The study of one's most important subject
100
Complete the sentence.
"The weather channel sometimes makes wrong ________. I planned to go to the beach, but instead it rained :(
predictions
100
My brother enjoys hardcore rock music. He went to a concert once, and got pushed and shoved around. What word best describes what happened to my brother?
topple
200
What is the word meaning to run away from danger or from something frightening?
Flee
200
What does the word immense mean?
Great in size or extent
200
What is an example of something minor in someones life?
A. Getting married
B. Getting into college
C. Graduating High School
D. Having Lunch with friends
D. Having lunch with friends
200
I am more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer. What word best describes when you are more likely to have something?
prone
200
There was a wolf in a a little boys back yard. He decided to run away. What word best describes what this little boy decided to do?
Flee
300
What word best completes this sentence?
"The fire marshall will _______ the cause of the fire in the old mill."
Investigate
300
Describe an intense situation you have experienced.
very strong, very great. Showing great depth of feeling
300
What can't minors do?
A. Vote
B. Babysit
C. Work
D. Watch MTV
A. Vote
300
What situation requires you to be in a prone position?
A. Playing Volleyball
B. Getting a back massage
C. Sitting down to eat dinner
D. Throwing a baseball
B. Getting a back massage
300
When I was in 3rd grade my friend fell off the swing at recess and fracted her arm. What happened to her arm?
She cracked or broke it
400
What does disaster mean?
Something that causes great damage or harm
400
Which of the following uses the word lurch correctly?
A. The car lurched to the left to avoid a pothole in the road.
B. The apple tree lurched, when all of the apples fell off.
Trick question...Both A and B
400
What word means to change into a stonelife substance?
Petrify
400
My dad always forgets to lay down seeds near my mailbox, making the grass thinly grown. What word best describes something that is thinly spread or grown?
sparse
400
When my cousin was a little boy, he said he wanted to be an investigator when he grew up. What did he want to do?
To look closely,and study in great detail.
500
What does the word petrify mean?
To make rigid with terror
500
What is a synonym for the word major in this sentence?
"Oceans make up a major part of the earths surface."
A.Small
B.Large
C.Short
D. Long
B. Large
500
I do not like it when my brothers say what will happen in a movie, before I get to watch it.
What are they doing when they are telling me what happens before it takes place?
Predicting
500
I went to the gym at 8 last night. There was barely anyone there. What waord best describes something that is not crowded?
sparse
500
Who is the nicest high school student that helps out in your classroom?