Miller 8 READ Semester Test Study Guide

People generally ASSOCIATE pyramids with Egypt, windmills with the Netherlands, and the Eiffel Tower with Paris.

• remember
• connect
• examine
• confuse

When the new supermarket opened in the neighborhood, Jack's Corner Store WENT BANKRUPT because so much business was lost to the competition.

• was ruined financially
• was successful
• put more money in the bank
• was not affected

Angie Thompson of Newport, Humberside, England, must be a DEVOTED organist. Who else would choose to play the organ for 110 hours straight!

• a dedicated
• a religious
• an unskilled
• a slow

The committee came up with many DIVERSE ideas for raising money to build a new school playground, including a car wash, a bake sale, a pizza party, a raffle, and even a dog wash.

• difficult
• foolish
• similar
• different

Find the synonym: FLAMBOYANT

• showy
• floatable
• fiery
• boyish

Find the synonym: INTERIOR

• poor
• inside
• superior
• outer

Find the synonym: RURAL

• urban
• country
• suburban
• exciting

Find the synonym: UNIQUE

• unequaled
• common
• united
• excellent

Determine the meaning: UNEMOTIONAL

• without feeling
• not funny
• not curious
• writing that is not made-up

Determine the meaning: NONHUMOROUS

• without feeling
• not funny
• not curious
• forgettable