Wordly Wise Lesson 12 Practice

We arranged rows of chairs for the meeting. In this sentence, arranged means...

• rented

• bought

• borrowed

• put in a certain order

The teacher's influence is clear in her students' improved writing skills. This means that the teacher...

• is afraid that the students' writing skills will not improve

• hopes that the students' writing skills will improve

• helped the students to improve their writing skills

• is unable to help the students improve their writing skills

People sometimes need patterns to help them...

• cook fancy meals

• draw fancy shapes

• drive fancy cars

• buy fancy clothes

Guards released the prisoners from their cells. In this sentences, cells means...

• uniforms

• small rooms

• handcuffs

• units of living matter

To arouse someone's interest in a topic is to...

• make that person feel excited about a topic

• tell that person made-up stories about the topic

• tell that person secrets about the topic

• teach that person facts about the topic

A vision of the future is...

• an event that will certainly happen

• a book about the future

• a dream or hope for the future

• a movie about the future

The Adams plan to adopt a baby. This means that...

• Mrs. Adams will give birth to a baby

• Mr. & Mrs. Adams will be the baby's uncle and aunt.

• they will raise someone else's baby as their own.

• they will baby-sit until the baby's parents come home.

The king's actions influenced the battle. This means that he...

• is famous

• caused a change in the fighting

• was a great leader

• wrote history books

A television series is a ...

• television channel

• television actor

• show to make you laugh

• number of programs shown in a certain order

We arranged to meet at noon. In this sentence, arranged means...

• planned

• hoped

• failed

• tried