Word Meaning
What does the word ashamed mean in the sentence below? Karl felt ashamed of the mess he had made.
a. proud b. embarrassed
c. worried d. pleased
b. embarrassed
If an object is rocketing through the air, it is
a. letting off flames
b. traveling upwards
c. spinning around
d. moving very quickly
d. moving very quickly
a. charge more
b. not charge
c. charge before
d. charge again
d. charge again
What does the word sweetest mean?
a. Not sweet b. more sweet c. The most sweet
d. In a way that is sweet
c. The most sweet
The word "aquatic" contains the Latin root "aqua-". An aquatic plant is probably one that
a. lives on land b. live in water
c. needs sunlight d. has flowers
b. lives in water
What does the word entire mean in the sentence below? After the storm, the entire yard was covered in snow.
a. whole b. large c. cold d. outside
a. whole
How is shoving a person different from pushing a person?
a. The person is pushed over.
b. The person is pushed roughly.
c. The person is pushed lightly.
d. The person is pushed gently.
b. The person is pushed roughly.
a. without stopping
b. stopping once
c. stopping often
d. stopping first
a. without stopping
Which word means "one who performs magic"?
a. Magical b. Magician c. Magically d. Magicless
b. Magician
The Latin root "glaci-" is used in the word glacier. What does the Latin root "glaci-" mean?
a. cold b. ice c. far d. water
b. ice
a. make b. buy c. swap d. sell
c. swap
In which sentence does type mean the same as below:
Kent asked Penny what type of cake she wanted.
a. It too Allen a long time to type the letter.
b. The type on the old newspaper made it hard to read
c. Anna said that Morgan was not her type.
d. Kyle couldn't decide what type of care to buy.
d. Kyle couldn't decide what type of car to buy
Which word means"pay before"?
a. Prepay b. Repay c. Mispay d. Unpay
a. Prepay
a. Having flavor b. The most flavor
c. The act of flavoring d. Lacking flavor
a. Having flavor
The Greek root "oct-" is used in the word octopus. What does the Greek root "oct-" mean?
a. ocean b. leg c. eight d. animal
c. eight
Why does the author use the word swooped in the sentence? The bird swooped down and picked up the worm.
a. to show the bird looked beautiful
b. to show the bird was flying
c. to show that the bird moved quickly downward
d. to sho that the bird was clumsy
c. to show that the bird moved quickly downward
Which word can be used to complete both sentences:
The summer day was sunny and _______.
Jacob got a ____for parking his car on the curb.
a. clear
b. fine
c. warm
d. speech
b. fine
If an item in a store is inexpensive, it is
a. costly b. cheap c. new d. used
b. cheap
In which word is the suffix -er used?
a. Reindeer b. Butler c. Darker d. Sister
c. Darker
The word 'multicolored" is based on the Latin root "mult-", which means many. Based on this, what does multicolored mean?
a. Something that is bright
b. somthing with more than one color
c. Something that is nice to look at
d. Something that is shared
b. something with more than one color
What does the word expert show in the sentence below? Josh read many books and became an expert on snakes.
a. Josh knew a lot about snakes.
b. Josh was not afraid of snakes.
c. Josh owned snakes.
d. Josh liked snakes very much.
a. Josh knew a lot about snakes
The people in the crowd rose and started clapping.
a. stood up
b. moved higher
c. developed
d. puffed up
a. stood up
a. un- b. in- c. mis- d. dis-
a. un-
Which suffix can be added to "fault" to make a word meaning "without fault"?
a. -less b. -ful c. -ing d. -ed
a -less
a. Chronometer b. Thermometer c. Speedometer
d. Micrometer
a. chronometer