WOD #5

Joe Joe is a retired boxer. He quit because he was tired of being pelted over and over by the competition. “No one knows how bad it felt getting pelted every night,” he stated. “If you felt the pelts I did, you would have retired too!” What is happening to Joe Joe every night?

• He is getting hugs

• He is getting scolded by his teammates

• He is getting attacked by his opponent

• He is being laughed at

Suzy is a girl who wears a scarf all year long, even in 90 ̊ heat. Many people scoff at her scarf in the summer. What are the people doing to Suzy?

• Giving her a compliment

• They are praising its color.

• They respect Suzy.

• They sneer at her.

Thanos is a mean villain. He wants to destroy everyone in his neighborhood. He makes a list of all their names and says to himself, “I have malice for everyone on my list.” What kind of villain is Thanos?

• Joyful

• Benevolent

• Hostile

• Friendly

When Suzy tried to wrap her mom’s cumbersome present, she realized the large, oddly shaped present would have to go inside a gift bag rather than a box. What is an antonym for mom's present?

• bulky

• heavy

• inconvenient

• convenient

Bill is a very small man. He only weighs ninety pounds. Because he is so small, he is also feeble. What is the opposite of feeble?

• frail

• sickly

• weakened

• strong

Bob was a kid whose room looked like a tornado had come through it.   His father demands that he get a shovel to clean it. He says, “Get this shoveled! I’ve never seen such a disheveled room!” What kind of room does Bob's kid have?

• clean

• immaculate

• nice

• disorderly

Old man Joe,  can’t hear very well. When someone speaks to him softly, he says, “I can’t understand you, Sonny. Everything you said was not clear. It was incoherent.” If everything anyone says is incoherent, what does Old man Joe hear?

• Clearly spoken words.

• Loudly spoken words.

• Screams and yells.

• Incomprehensible words.

The small group of boys went fishing. As they pulled their rods from the sea, there was not one fish. They were deficient of fish! What does deficient mean?

• skimpy

• abundant

• adequate

• enough

Suzy is a girl who loves to shop. There is nothing she loves more than a good mall. She moves to a new town, but the mall isn’t great. It only has one or two stores. “It is gloomy here! This mall makes me dismal!” she cries. What is an antonym for dismal?

• depressing

• dull

• joyless

• joyful

It is the holiday season.  Many people can’t wait to decorate their houses. A beautifully adorned house really puts people in the Christmas spirit. How was the house decorated?

• Embellished

• Plain

• With minimum care

• It was painted white.