Tucket's Travels Vocab and Comp Test

Front

Simile: "she is as sharp as a tack" in context: Mindy always knows the right answer.

Back

She is smart.

Front

Identify the metaphor:

Back

The night is an endless pool of darkness.

Front

Meaning of: The car can stop on a dime.

Back

The car can stop easily.

Front

Bonus: Meaning of 'The boys do not see eye to eye.'

Back

The boys do not agree.

Front

Correct usage of 'scene' and 'seen':

Back

Have you seen the scene that takes place in Bali?

Front

Meaning of 'row' in: We decided to row from the shore to the island in the middle of the lake.

Back

use oars to move

Front

Homophones: due, dew

Back

due, dew

Front

Meaning of 'seep' in: 'The water will seep through the rocks to create a natural spring.'

Back

flow

Front

Meaning of 'evident' in: 'The solution to the mystery was evident.'

Back

easily understood

Front

Meaning of 'salvation' in: 'The cat's salvation was assured when the firefighter pulled him from the tree.'

Back

the state of being saved from harm