64: Shades of Meaning

Amelia worked very hard on her Social Studies project, but there were many mistakes in the essay part of the project. Her teacher didn’t want to discount the effort Amelia put into the project, so she raised her grade from a C to a B.

(Which definition of the word discount best fits its use in the following paragraph?)

• take an amount of money off of a bill or a price

• paying interest on a loan before the payment is due

• not count

• leave out or not pay attention to

She defended her brother from his bullies.

• stopped

• protected

• covered

• submitted

Baboons are a large type of monkey. They stay/reside in groups called "troops" which are composed of dozens of baboons. Troops usually sleep, travel, feed, and socialize together. (For each underlined pair of words, choose the word that is the most precise.)

(a)  

Finally I saw Jose. I ran over and almost collapsed. What does the use of the word collapsed suggest?

• Matthew is noisy.

• Matthew is very helpful.

• Matthew feels cheerful.

• Matthew feels very tired.

Because bees steer by the sun, the dancer links her directions to its position in the sky. Pick the word that best defines position as it is used in the sentence.

• job

• opinion

• order

• Place