Vocabulary Quiz 4/16

Which sentence uses the word "Huddle" correctly? (you may look the word up using the links from yesterdays lesson)

• I huddled alone in the kitchen when I cooked breakfast this morning.

• The players huddled, and the quarterback called the play.

• We huddled on the swings yesterday.

What is the correct part of speech for the word "Significant "?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• transitive verb

Which of the following are synonyms tor the word "Significant "?

• consequential

• failure

• important

• considerable

• irrelevance

What is the correct meaning for the word "Influence"?

• corrupt use of personal connections to sway someone in a position of authority.

• He used his influence to get his son the job.

• The ideas of Karl Marx had a strong influence on him as a youth.

• We can see the influence of Picasso in this artist's works.

Which of the following sentences uses the word "Navigate" correctly?

• The captain managed to navigate the ship through the storm.

• navigate is a transitive verb

• In the dark, it was difficult to navigate to where the candles were kept.

• to go across, along, or through; traverse, as by ship or aircraft.

What is the correct definition of the word "Huddle"?

• crowd or draw together

• let's huddle together--it's cold!

• They huddled outside in the rain.

• a huddle of frightened people

What is the part of speech for the word "illegable"?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• transitive verb

Which of the following are correct definitions for the word Illegible?

• (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible

• Look how cool and illegible his handwriting is.

• Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.

• Her handwriting is chicken scratches, illegible and unreadable.

Which synonym can be used correctly in the following sentence? "Look, our only chance to keep safe is to huddle together."

• scatter

• congregate

• empty

• separate

Whic of the following words is a synonym for the vocabulary is this sentence? "We should never stop trying to influence others with the good choices we make in our lives."

• discourrage

• deter

• motivate

• hinder