Makeup Lesson 21 Vocabulary Test

What does the word jeopardy mean in the following sentence? Jason's reputation as the best player on the baseball team was in jeopardy after he started missing easy catches.

• action

• contest

• danger

• view

What does the word comprehension mean in the following sentence? For a four-year-old, Jessica's comprehension of math is amazing.

• dislike

• enthusiasm

• understanding

• weakness

What does the word abrupt mean in the following sentence? There was an abrupt change in my sister's mood when she learned that her story was going to be published in the magazine.

• happy

• noisy

• sudden

• upward

What does the word oracle mean in the following sentence? Dr. Chen, a paleontologist, was our oracle on the fossils at the natural history museum.

• scholar of Greece

• substitute teacher

• source of knowledge

• someone who guesses

What does the word exhilaration mean in the following sentence? Liana enjoys the exhilaration of water skiing.

• challenge

• excitement

• fear

• movement