UIL Dictionary Skills 1

Hors-d’oeuvre is French for what?

• flea

• bouquet

• appetizers

• brown horse

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

How many years is a phoenix thought to live for?

• 600

• 200

• 100

• 500

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following branches of zoology deals with fish?

• ichthyology

• primatology

• malacology

• ophthalmology

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When formaldehyde is dissolved in water, what is it used for?

• soil

• making a campfire

• disinfectant

• building bridges

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which of the following places would you most likely find a political speech being made?

• a reservoir

• an oriel window

• a schooner

• hustings

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

If someone is ruminating, they are doing what?

• reading

• meditating

• cooking

• sewing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon that can be used to repel what?

• moths

• snakes

• bears

• fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How many passengers does a roadster fit?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 7

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

What time zone is Utah located in?

• mountain time

• central time

• pacific time

• eastern time

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Divide the word contemporaneous into syllables:

• A. con - temp - or - an - eous
• B. cont - emp - ora - neous
• C. con - tem - po - ra - ne - ous
• D. con - tem - por - an - eous