WordlyWise Lesson 3 (R) Vocabulary Test

Match the following

• carnivore

• a flesh-eating animal

• ancestor

• a person from whom one is descended

• evident

• to understand

• comprehend

• easy to see and understand; obvious

• duration

• the amount of time which something lasts

Match the following

• extinct

• no longer existing

• gigantic

• to cover up or keep from being seen

• ferocious

• choice

• option

• savage; fierce

• obscure

• very large

Match the following

• preserve

• to stay alive

• survive

• weak

• prey

• happening too early

• puny

• being hunted for food; to hunt for food

• premature

• to save; keep from harm

(a)   of the shipwreck floated on life rafts until help arrived.

• Survivors
• Ancestors
• Prey

The little girl looked ​ (a)   compared to the older children who surrounded her.

• puny
• premature
• obscure

Chickens are the natural ​ (a)   of foxes.

• prey
• option
• carnivore

Sarah wanted to ​ (a)   the vegetables so they could use them for food during the winter months.

• preserve
• obscure
• comprehend

Sometimes babies are born ​ (a)   , or too early.

• premature
• gigantic
• puny

Our teacher gave us a choice, or ​ (a)   , of what movie to watch.

• option
• ancestor
• duration

The boat was an ​ (a)   shape in the mist and was hard to see.

• obscure
• option
• gigantic