4.4.5 Reading Quiz

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The shrewd queen ruled her country for years.

• old

• silly

• clever

• unkind

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The ornate city hall took five years to build.

• steel

• enormous

• simple

• decorated

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. That breed of dog is known for its gentle temperament.

• bark

• exercise

• personality

• playfulness

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The soldiers looked over the parapet of the castle.

• floor

• basement

• roof

• wall

Read the question. Then choose the best answer. What is the meaning of the word infernal in the sentence below? The infernal car alarm went off in the parking lot.

• hard to hear

• ringing

• steady

• unpleasant

Which pair of homophones means "to look at" and "a step"?

• see, sea

• ate, eight

• feet, feat

• stare, stair

Which pair of homophones means "a king’s chair" and "tossed"?

• brake, break

• knight, night

• side, sighed

• throne, thrown

Which pair of homophones means "move or go by" and "long ago"?

• peak, peek

• beat, beet

• passed, past

• heard, herd

Which pair of homophones means "lighter than normal" and "a bucket"?

• idle, idol

• pale, pail

• pair, pear

• steal, steel

The homophones that best match the meanings "a penny" and "smell" are —

• I, eye

• one, won

• soul, sole

• cent, scent