Wordly Wise 13

To connect two puzzle pieces is to

• join them together

• place them side by side

• put one on top of the other

• throw them both away

This channel is deep enough for big ships. In this sentence, channel means

• bridge

• building

• bed of a river

• structure

Climbers reached the peak of Mount Everest. In this sentence, peak means

• a mountaintop

• the foot of a mountain

• a pointed hat

• a flat hilltop

Dust settled on everything in the room. This means that dust

• below around the room

• came to rest on everything

• made everything smell bad

• made everyone sneeze

The Roman Empire included

• only one country, Italy

• only one city, Rome

• many countries under many different governments

• many countries under a single Roman government

The English Channel joins the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. In this sentence, channel means

• the bed of a river or stream

• a groove in the sand or soil

• a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

• a bridge joining two countries, England and France.

Which of these describes someone who is bustling around?

• a person who is looking at websites on the internet

• a cook who has only a short time to prepare a big meal.

• a student who is reading a book in a comfortable chair

• a child who is putting a puzzle together

To settle something means to

• decide about it

• argue about it

• wonder about it

• worry about it

Cable TV allows us to receive many channels. In this sentence, channel means

• special offers

• ways to carry electrical messages to a radio receiever

• comedy programs

• ways to carry electrical messages to a television set

The road zigzagged up the hill. This means that the road

• kept looping around

• kept switching directions

• went straight up the hill

• circled the hill