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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 Lesson #6 Test
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Question 1
1.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
The alarm
roused
Mr. Ramirez at 6:00 A.M.
woke
entertained
annoyed
surprised
Question 2
2.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
"Don't
meddle
in other people's business," my grandmother said.
help
investigate
listen
interfere
Question 3
3.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
The dog gave a yelp of
agony
.
welcome
delight
pain
fear
Question 4
4.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
We braced ourselves for the
grim
news.
joyful
disturbing
foolhardy
interesting
Question 5
5.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
The
steadfast
soldier stayed on watch through the night.
sleepy
loyal
hungry
patient
Question 6
6.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
I used to
loathe
lima beans.
love
cultivate
hate
preserve
Question 7
7.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
The Underground Railroad helped
harbor
slaves escaping from the south.
shelter
pursue
capture
return
Question 8
8.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
The bridge seemed
monstrous
next to the child.
evil
unreal
ugly
huge
Question 9
9.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
College costs are
escalating.
dropping
rising
low
shocking
Question 10
10.
Find a SYNONYM for the bolded word:
We learned the Chinese
character
for "man."
person
actor
word
symbol
Question 11
11.
Choose the best way to complete each sentence or answer each question:
Cities with
harbors
are located
along the coast.
near the capital.
near major industrial centers.
near foothills.
Question 12
12.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
A
monstrous
idea will probably cause
excitement.
applause.
shock.
concern.
Question 13
13.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Who might wear a
grim
expression?
a sales clerk making a sale.
a child watching a clown.
a person who has walked into a surprise party.
a parent discussing a poor report card.
Question 14
14.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
When is someone most likely going to
denounce
a friend?
when the friend has just walked into the room
when the friend disagrees about something
when the friend has secretly played a mean trick
when the first wins an award
Question 15
15.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
The dancer was
catapulted
into fame. This means that she
because famous almost overnight.
gradually became famous.
became famous against her will.
was soon forgotten.
Question 16
16.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Which of the following can illustrate someone's
character
?
preferring oranges to apples
making shy people feel welcome
having a portrait painted
getting a new haircut
Question 17
17.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Changes in the environment can sometimes
inflict
widespread suffering. What does
inflict
mean in this sentence?
relive
explain
cause
avoid
Question 18
18.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
A
meddlesome
person is most likely to
come up with interesting ideas.
make other people feel gloomy.
do things that shock others.
involve himself in someone else's affairs.
Question 19
19.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Because of her
loathing
of pollution, Pia started an environmental club at school. We can tell that
Pia does not care very much about the environment.
Pia hates when people pollute.
Pia often contributes to pollution.
Pia does not believe that there is anything we can do about pollution.
Question 20
20.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
What might someone wish to
abolish
?
community service
a beautiful silver vase
drunken driving
foreign countries
Question 21
21.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Which of the following is most like a
catapult
?
a baseball
a football helmet
a slingshot
a broomstick
Question 22
22.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
What are some voters most likely to
denounce
?
the opening of a new library
a campaign to keep the streets free of litter
a public service award to a local organization
a plan to raise local sales taxes
Question 23
23.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Which of the following might someone secretly
harbor
?
a strong desire to travel
a marble collection
an ear infection
a birthday cake
Question 24
24.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
A story
character
is
a person in the story.
the events that take place in the story.
a review of a story.
where the story takes place.
Question 25
25.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
The wait for the jury's decision was
agonizing
. The wait was
extremely short.
rather pleasant.
very painful.
uneventful.
Question 26
26.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
The fourteenth through sixteenth centuries were
grim
years for Western Europe. During this time there were
many new discoveries.
no signficant occurences.
increases in the population rate.
cruel and unpleasant events.
Question 27
27.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
The performer
roused
the unhappy crowd, so they
continued to feel sad.
felt excited.
threw tomatoes at him.
had to go home.
Question 28
28.
Choose the best way to complete the sentence or answer the question:
Someone who
translates
Swahili poems
only reads poems in Swahili.
teaches Swahili pomes in school.
rewrites Swahili poems in another language.
does not enjoy poetry.