Get to the Root of It: Book 1 - Unit 2 Test

It is going to take a __________ to find a solution to this major problem; we need someone with a unique and innovative idea.

• visionary

• follower

• traditionalist

• conformist

The author wrote with such detail that it was easy for her readers to __________ what the characters and settings looked like.

• visualize

• ignore

• forget

• misunderstand

The mayor’s speech was held in a large __________ that seated over 500 people.

• auditorium

• aqueduct

• hydrant

• visualize

Before CDs and MP3s, the __________ was one of the few options people had for playing music.

• phonograph

• television

• telephone

• typewriter

After waiting two hours for the band to begin playing, the __________ grew restless and began to boo and hiss.

• audience

• waiters

• crew

• security

Choose an antonym for audible.

• crisp

• muffled

• loud

• visible

If you are looking through a vista then you

• have a wide-open view of something.

• are probably in an office or an elevator.

• are viewing something unpleasant.

• likely do not have a full view of something.

Choose a synonym for cacophony.

• racket

• symphony

• tranquility

• pleasant

An example of an audition is

• reading a speech at a graduation ceremony in front of a large group of people.

• listening to a play while seated in an auditorium

• playing the guitar in front of a band that you hope to join.

• acting in a movie, TV show, or commercial.

guitar : pick :: xylophone : __________

• drum

• notes

• mallet

• percussion