Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 Lesson #13 Test - Katie Crawford | Biblioteka

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Which word is a SYNONYM for conceal?

hide

show

admit

thicken

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Which of the following could someone gorge on?

a footstool

a friend

pancakes

a movie

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The noise tapered off as Mr. Cardera came in. What does tapered mean in this sentence?

became annoying

gradually lessened

stopped immediately

grew louder

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A sluggish turtle crossed the road. The turtle

moved like a duck.

moved with a side-to-side motion.

dragged itself on its belly like a slug.

moved slowly.

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Felix is an aggressive cat. What is an ANTONYM for aggressive?

mean

timid

home-loving

sleepy

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Lions began to gather around the antelope carcass. In this sentence, what does carcass mean?

leader

den

young animal

dead body

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The restaurant can accommodate large groups. Accommodate means

feed.

provide jobs for.

have room for.

attract.

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To bask in someone's praise is to

feel warmed by it.

listen closely to it.

remember it.

ask the person to repeat it.

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Smog limits the visibility in Los Angeles. This means that

breathing is difficult in Los Angeles.

the smog makes it hard to see distant objects.

the smog keeps people indoors sometimes.

the poor air has limited the growth of the city.

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What can someone do with a taper?

seal a package

record a song

use it to control the flow of water

light a room

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What might make you flail your arms?

taking a shower

being puzzled

being surrounded by mosquitoes

being hot

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What could make a pond ripple?

bright sunlight

a long hot spell

throwing a pebble into it

too many plants growing in it

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Where would a lizard be likely to bask?

in the shade of leaves

on a sunny rock

under a rock where insects live

in a gap under a cool rock

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Where might you be most likely to find a gorge?

in a rocky, mountainous area

on a prairie

in the ocean

on a sandy beach

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Your hosts will accommodate you to the best of their ability. What does accommodate mean in this sentence?

ignore you

ask you to leave

refer you to a hotel to stay in

do favors for you

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Amber is an aggressive chess player. She

is a new player.

is a bad player.

is a bold player.

is the best player in the country.

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Something that is barely visible is

difficult to hear.

difficult to smell.

difficult to understand.

difficult to see.

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Which of the following protrudes from a door?

a hinge

a peephole

a doorknob

a visitor

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What is an ANTONYM for sluggish?

dry

lively

attractive

slow

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To slither is to move like

a rhinoceros.

a snake.

a seagull.

a rabbit.

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Marina had a morsel of cake. Which of the following means the same as a morsel?

a small piece

a large piece

a regular serving

an entire cake

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Mr. Borges is looking for pants that taper. What kind of pants will he be likely to buy?

pants that he can wear to the gym

pants that have a designer label

pants that are less wide at the ankles than the thigh

pants that are very wide throughout

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The insect's leaf-like wings decrease its visibility. This means that it

has trouble flying.

is less tasty to birds.

is less able to hide itself.

is hard to spot.

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How do ripples move on a pond?

in a spiral, like a tornado

gently, making shallow waves

all over, in an unordered fashion

fiercely, like ocean waves

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Which of the following animals has a snout?

a fish

an elephant

a pig

an eagle