Vocabulary Match-Up Quiz

Which word means to hold gently and protectively?

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

What does it mean when a place is very full of people or things, often to the point of being uncomfortable?

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

Which word describes doing something with great difficulty, almost not managing to do it at all?

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

What does it mean to turn over the soil in preparation for planting?

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

If a room is so full that moving is difficult, it is:

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

When someone says they "barely made it on time," they mean:

• They were very early.

• They had lots of time to spare.

• They arrived just in the nick of time.

• They didn't make it at all.

Choosing the word that means to break up the ground for farming:

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed

Identify the word that implies holding something carefully, as one might with a baby:

• crowded

• barely

• cradled

• plowed