Vocabulary 11

When you consider your choices, you_____.

• can't decide what to do

• do the first thing that comes to mind

• think hard before deciding

• decide not to do anything

Which word has about the same meaning as strive?

• wait

• smile

• like

• try

Which word means the opposite of thorough?

• incomplete

• brilliant

• careful

• detailed

Which one might a story's theme?

• friendship

• 32 pages

• from the library

• fiction

An apple is most similar to_______.

• dog

• the mountains

• the ocean

• an orange

Which word has about the same meaning as parched?

• moist

• dry

• raggedy

• wrinkled

Which word means the opposite of content?

• alert

• mean

• intelligent

• dissatisfied

Who would qualify for a high school teaching job?

• a high school student

• a college graduate

• a fifth grader

• a middle school student

Water, milk, and juice quench my _______.

• hunger

• tiredness

• thirst

• curiosity

In which sentence could attempt NOT replace the word?

• After just one (try), Carlo broke the pinata

• Gillian made a final (effort) to help her team win

• I took the (chance) to catch up on my homework

• It was our first (shot) at making ice cream