The Goat in the Rug

What does the word SHARPENING mean in this sentence?  Laura is sharpening her pencil before the test.

• making flat
• making dark
• making pointed
• making straight

What does the word DELICIOUS mean in this sentence?  Everyone at the party loved the delicious tacos.

• Fresh
• Huge
• Hungry
• Tasty

What does the word DYE mean in this sentence?  My sister wants to dye her shirt bright orange.

• to cover something up
• to cut or shave something
• to curl and shape something
• to change the color of something

What does the word DUPLICATED mean in this sentence?  Hannah watched the dancers and duplicated their moves.

• changed
• copied
• undid
• taught

What does the word STRANDS mean in this sentence?  There were strands of hair all over the floor of the barber shop.

• balls
• wigs
• pieces
• ponytails

Which meaning of the word RUN is used in this sentence?  Marta watched the raindrops run down the window.

• drip
• work
• score
• hurry

Which meaning of the word FOOT is used in this sentence?  Jesse was too tired to climb so he waited at the foot of the mountain.

• To pay a bill
• a length of 12 inches
• the bottom of something
• body part at the end of the leg

Which meaning of the word DRILL is used in this sentence?  The students do a math drill with flash cards every morning

• to find information
• to dig a hole in the dirt
• a tool for making holes
• a practice done over and over

Which meaning of the word HEAD is used in this sentence?  A storm is coming so let's head home now?

• The leader or boss
• To go toward something
• The top part of something
• Body part that holds the brain

Which meaning of the word MISS is used in this sentence?  I think Andy is going to miss the bus again today.

• A young lady
• To be lonely for someone
• To give the wrong answer
• To be too slow to catch something