UIL Dictionary

Hors-d’oeuvre is French for what?

• flea

• bouquet

• appetizers

• brown horse

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

How many years is a phoenix thought to live for?

• 600

• 200

• 100

• 500

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

Which of the following branches of zoology deals with fish?

• ichthyology

• primatology

• malacology

• ophthalmology

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

When formaldehyde is dissolved in water, what is it used for?

• soil

• making a campfire

• disinfectant

• building bridges

Which of the following places would you most likely find a political speech being made?

• a reservoir

• an oriel window

• a schooner

• hustings

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does a limpet do when it is disturbed?

• gives off a bad odor

• clings tightly

• bites

• runs away

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

If someone is ruminating, they are doing what?

• reading

• meditating

• cooking

• sewing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon that can be used to repel what?

• moths

• snakes

• bears

• fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the capital of Bhutan?

• Tula

• Tallinn

• Thimphu

• Vaduz

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What is another name for a Mediterranean fruit fly?

• apple fly

• larva fly

• double fly

• medfly

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6