The Kid Who Named Pluto Vocabulary Quiz

Everyone in the crowd was shouting, and the ______ made it impossible to hear the referee's calls.

• foresight

• beacon

• clamor

• testimony

Some citizens disagreed with the City Council's plan, so they attended the meeting and raised ______ to the plan.

• contortions

• distractions

• disturbances

• objections

The powerful light in the lighthouse could be seen for mils and served as a __________ for ships at sea.

• beacon

• premonition

• clamor

• bliss

________ I got a phone call from my uncle just as I was about to call him.

• Meticulously

• Coincidentally

• Gingerly

• Precisely

I _______ at the Great Pyramid in Egypt and other amazing wonders of the ancient world.

• publicize

• regulate

• marvel

• counteract

The students were so ________ by the acrobats that they kept their eyes focused on the stage throughout the performance.

• enthralled

• indebted

• compensated

• persisted

Instead of giving in to fatigue, the runner ________ in the race and finally reached the finish line.

• counteracted

• persisted

• petitioned

• enthralled

After the championship game, the noisy victory parties created _________ in several neighborhoods.

• perfectionists

• contortions

• petitions

• disturbances