Word Meaning-Wk 1 5.5

The hunter was able to close on his prey. Which sentence uses the word close in the same way it is used above?

• The ship planned to close on the enemy submarine.

• The golfer kept getting close to a hole-in-one

• The best part was during the close of the show.

• Soon rubble and stone will close the old passage.

My grandparents gave us their living room suite to use in our family room. Which sentence uses the word suite in the same way it is used above?

• My parents bought a new bedroom suite at the local furniture store.

• Angelica's most favorite part of the ballet was the Nutcracker Suite

• My dad wanted to buy the Microsoft Office suite for his new computer.

• The hotel suite had three bedrooms, two living rooms, and a balcony.

When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

As it is used in the fourth line of the poem, the word grace most likely means

• clumsy

• kindness

• to decorate

• a prayer

Entry: base Pronunciation: 'bAs 1 n. a thing or part on which something rests; 2 adj. not honorable or moral; 3 v. to use as a base or basis for; ESTABLISH

Which sentence uses the word base as it is defined by definition 1?

• Kim will base her opinion on months of research.

• Sharon chose a gold base for the lamp

• Gertrude's conduct was crude and base.

• The judge based the decision on many facts.

Keith will book the band The Jack Kennedys to play at The Venue for Saturday night.

Which sentence uses the word book in the same way it is used above?

• Detective Reese will book the criminal at the local police station.

• Eddie does my books during tax season because I'm not good at it.

• Emma wants to book a room at the Thompson Inn for Wednesday night.

• Shirley said she read a good book the other day that she recommends.

The servant made a low bow in front of the Emperor.

Which sentence uses the word bow in the same way it is used above?

• Cowboys from the Old West are known for their bow legs.

• The actor came onstage after the performance to make his bow.

• The archer loosed arrows from his bow at the French.

• Al Franken prefers to wear bow ties instead of straight ones.

Parker Middle School only admitted the brightest students in the city. Walter was one of many bright students who attended Parker. Walter was class president, part of the debate club, and captain of the football team. However, he never placed anything above his studies. He knew his future success would be because of his present studies.

Which sentence represents the meaning of club as it is used in the paragraph above?

• Walter had been clubbed by homework for so long, he was starting to get burned out.

• Walter's chess club met twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the evenings

• The gavel felt heavy in Walter's hands as if he carried the giant club of an ogre.

• Walter went blank, and all the answers left his head as if he'd been hit with a club.

The scale read 123 pounds.

Which sentence uses the word scale as it is used in the box above?

• The banner will scale an impressive fifteen stories.

• Supermarket scales are typically not very accurate.

• The climber managed to scale the mountain in eight hours.

• The ivy scaled the back of the house up to the roof

A minute piece of evidence helped solve the mystery.

Which sentence uses the word minute as it is used in the box above?

• Her injuries were minute despite her hard fall.

• Could you wait for one more minute?

• I will call you the minute I hear something.

• She told him that she would be back in a minute.

Choose a synonym for the word "decline".

• mountain

• discipline

• hill

• descent