4.5.4 Reading Quiz

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word: George Washington took part in a survey of land in the 1700s.

• farming

• measurement

• purchase

• sale

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word: India is a subcontinent.

• second continent

• large island nation

• land that borders a continent

• large region that is part of a continent

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word: The cattle grazed on the plateau.

• river valley

• beach near a lake

• large, high area of flat land

• top of a long mountain range

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word: I get short of breath at that altitude.

• depth

• height

• climate

• temperature

Which word group is a synonym for erosion in the sentence below? "The large waves caused erosion next to the coastal highway."

• a slippery spot

• a different climate

• process of wearing away land

• creation of deep pools of water

Choose the word below that has the meaning of the boldfaced definition: knock out of position.

• disappoint

• discover

• dislodge

• dispense

Choose the word below that has the meaning of the boldfaced definition: something that has been prepared too much.

• overcharge

• overdone

• oversize

• overpower

Choose the word below that has the meaning of the boldfaced definition: a flight that goes directly from one airport to another.

• noncompetitive

• nonfiction

• nonsense

• nonstop

Choose the word below that has the meaning of the boldfaced definition: plants and shrubs that sprout below larger trees.

• undergrowth

• understate

• undersize

• underfoot

Choose the best answer for the synonym of the word messy.

• disagreed

• disbelieved

• disobedient

• disorganized