Vocabulary Quiz 4c

Iliana wants to get an approximate value of a painting she inherited. What does approximate mean in this sentence?

• Very accurate

• Close to the actual, but not completely accurate

• Completely wrong

• Not related at all

What does it mean to "convince" someone?

• To ignore them

• To cause them to believe firmly in something

• To confuse them

• To make them laugh

What does "edible" mean in this sentence? Putu and Jhonnatan made a gingerbread house and all the decorations were edible.

• Not fit to be eaten

• Colorful

• Too spicy to eat

• Fit or suitable to eat

Fatima and You Ci worried they would run out of room when the ticket sales began to escalate. What does "escalate" mean?

• Increase rapidly

• Stay the same

• Decrease slowly

• Disappear

Monita's expectations were crushed when Ngoc had to cancel their trip to the mall. What is an "expectation"?

• A strong belief that something will happen

• A random guess

• A false hope

• A dream

Hanan was making a gigantic cake for Saba's birthday. What is a synonym for gigantic?

• miniscule

• huge

• little

• Tiny

In which situation, should your classmates NOT hesitate?

• When Maria doesn't know what to get Anju for her birthday in January.

• When Iran and Johanna cannot decide on what kind of cake to buy.

• When Lydie and Li Xiong see a baseball coming strait at them at the Diamondback game

• When Hamdi and Rhina are not ready to make a decision about where to go for dinner.

Both Bianca & Madina volunteered to read the passage in class. What is a "passage" in a book?

• A long chapter

• A few sentences or paragraphs from a text

• The title of the book

• The author's name

Fa tried to persuade Ronald to join her co-ed softball team. What does "persuade" mean?

• To discourage someone

• To cause someone to do something through reasoning

• To ignore someone

• To confuse someone

Which is an example of drowsy?

• Ivonne drank so much coffee, she could not fall asleep.

• Vivian went to bed early last night so she woke up rested and alert.

• Anny stayed up late watching movies and is too tired to attend class.

• Roberto is very alert when driving.