Vocabulary Quiz

What is a locomotive?

• A type of flower

• A type of train engine

• A kind of book

• A type of shoe

What does a phonograph do?

• It makes pictures

• It plays music

• It bakes bread

• It grows plants

What is a patent?

• A kind of toy

• A legal document for an invention

• A type of clothing

• A kind of animal

What does incandescent mean?

• Very dark

• Very bright

• Very cold

• Very loud

If something flops, what happens?

• It succeeds greatly

• It makes a lot of noise

• It fails or is unsuccessful

• It floats in the air

If a car sputtered, what would it be doing?

• Going very fast

• Making a rough, sputtering noise

• Being very quiet

• Moving smoothly

What does it mean when a train chugged?

• It made a steady noise

• It stopped immediately

What is a gadget?

• A type of food

• A useful tool or device

• A type of plant

• A kind of animal

If you excel at something, what does that mean?

• You do it poorly

• You do it very well

• You avoid it

• You forget about it

To transcend means to:

• Go beyond or rise above

• Get stuck

• Move backward

• Stay the same