Unit 1 Week 5 Word Study and Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The spectators filled the stadium as the band marched onto the field.

• empty seats

• baseball players

• band members

• people watching

Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

During World War II, internment camps held Japanese Americans.

• farm

• uniform

• confinement

• education

Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The lot next to our old school looked desolate without the playground equipment we used to play on.

• empty and sad

• fresh and clean

• crowded and muddy

• overgrown and messy

Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The traffic was diverted because of road construction.

• created a traffic jam

• made the road smooth

• caused to speed up

• changed the direction of

Which word is a synonym for descent in the sentence below?

Many people of Haitian descent live in cities across America.

• small island

• different location

• friendly traveler

• family background

Choose the definition that best described the underlined word in each sentence.

My sister admitted she misspoke when she promised we would have no yard work to do.

• said the wrong thing

• talked too loudly or softly

• spent too much time talking

• spoke very clearly

Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence.

We tried to encourage our little brother to speak up when he felt we were not listening to him.

• to lose courage

• to forget courage

• to provide courage

• to refuse courage

Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence.

Mario was building a wall of shells that would encircle his sandcastle.

• to change a circle

• to lose a circle nearby

• to make a circle around

• to think about a circle

Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence.

It became clear after we put together the chair that we misunderstood the directions.

• understood exactly

• did not understand

• created an understanding

• helped each other understand

Which word can be changed to mean cause to be bigger if you were to add the prefix en- to it?

• grow

• swell

• large

• heavy