Vocabulary Quiz

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word wages?

• differences

• payments

• prices

• similarities

Read the dictionary entry below. Noun: Money borrowed Verb: To lend Which of the following words is defined above?

• loan

• profit

• savings

• wages

What does the word scarce mean?

• interesting

• rare

• scared

• unusual

Which selection vocabulary word best completes this sentence? Because I put my allowance in the bank, I was able to use my ___________ to buy a bicycle.

• loan

• wages

• risk

• savings

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word profit?

• accept

• loss

• progress

• propose

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word risk?

• danger

• fate

• fortune

• satisfaction

What does the word prosper mean?

• to create

• to be in charge

• to be successful

• to escape without harm

What does the word afford mean?

• to manage

• to estimate

• to have a specific order

• to have enough money to pay for

Where does the story take place?

• in a large city in Ghana

• in a small village in Ghana

• in a large city in Burkina Faso

• in a small village in East Africa

What is Kojo’s good idea at the beginning of the story?

• to buy a hen

• to rent a cart

• to buy a farm

• to get a loan