Dictionary Skills

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Her grandmother was the anchor of the family.

• The member of a team.

• The object you find on a boat.

• A supportive or strong person.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Mike threw the ball to Daniel.

• A round object or toy

• A pitch not swung at by the batter

• A game in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or struck.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Elvis looked blue after his girlfriend dumped him.

• A color

• To feel sad.

• To push air out of your mount.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Axel loves to swim in the shallow end of the pool.

• Light or rapid breathing

• A person who lacks thoughts or feelings

• Having small distance to the bottom

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Grandpa put on his belt for church.

• A band of material that passes on motion.

• A strip of flexible material worn around the waist.

• An area in space.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Harry put on his watch and walked out the door.

• A piece of jewelry.

• To keep your eyes on something.

• To be on the alert for an event.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

I thought she was my friend, but she was really a snake in the grass.

• A long scaled reptile.

• An untrustworthy person.

• A long hose.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Sue and Sam went out on a date.

• The time at which an even occurs.

• A meeting between two or more people.

• A piece of fruit.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Eric found a chip on his tooth after he hit his head

• A small piece of food.

• Something small you can use in a game.

• A small piece of an object that had broken off.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

Julia held the cord in her hand for the phone.

• A long slender flexible material.

• An emotional bond.

• A unit of wood cut for fuel.