Worldly Wise Lesson 8 - 5th Grade

Multiple Choice

We usually harvest the first peas in April. In this sentence, harvest means

• We eat the peas.

• We count the number of peas we have.

• We gather in the crops.

• The act of gathering of crops.

Multiple Choice

The hostile audience would not permit the speaker to finish his speech. In this sentence, hostile means

• Unfriendly

• Friendly

• Loud

• Talkative

Multiple Choice

The bike came in a box and it had to be assembled before the boy could ride it. What do you think assembled means in this sentence?

• ridden

• put together

• washed

• painted

Multiple Choice

An outbreak of the flu caused a decrease in class attendence. In this sentence, decrease means

• the amount in which something becomes larger

• to get sick

• to get smaller

• the amount in which something becomes smaller

Multiple Choice

We celebrated her birthday by going on a trip to Disneyworld. What does celebrated mean in this sentence?

• forgave

• honored

• went to

• brought together

Multiple Choice

The cargo brought by the large ship had items from all over the world.

• Safe to be eaten

• The load carried by plane or ship

• a large meal

• the gathering

Multiple Choice

The lumberjack hewed the dead branches from the tree before they fell onto the car. In this sentence, hewed means

• cut down

• burned

• climbed

• saw

Multiple Choice

I pledged $10.00 to support the animals at the shelter. What does pledged mean in this sentence?

• succeeded

• celebrated

• promised

• assembled

Multiple Choice

Our next ___________ was to clear the field for planting, and it would be a difficult one.

• pledge

• task

• banquet

• cargo

Multiple Choice

Spending alot of money on candy seems frivolous to people that don't have much money for food. What does frivolous mean in this sentence?

• smart

• a good choice

• delicious

• not important; silly

Multiple Choice

The lady was desperate to find the toy her daughter wanted for her birthday. What does desperate mean in this sentence?

• to bring together

• So serious as to be almost hopeless.

• unfriendly

• not serious or important

Multiple Choice

Beverages are transported in lage casks. What is a cask?

• a cup

• a cart

• a box

• a barrel shaped container for holding liquids.

Multiple Choice

Her small business was really prospering. She had made more money than she had ever dreamed of! What does prospering mean?

• to make a serious promise

• to succeed, especially in the terms of money

• To honor something in a special way.

• The gathering of ripe crops.

Multiple Choice

We had to make sure the berries were edible before we could eat them. What does edible mean in this sentence?

• able to be eaten.

• red

• tasty

• pretty

Multiple Choice

There was so much food at the banquet that we had leftovers the next day! What is a banquet?

• a large grocery store

• a movie theater

• a school

• A large meal for many people