Daily Review Quiz #3

plot 1. a plan made in secret

2. 2. the main events of a play, novel, story, or movie

3. 3. a small piece of ground marked out for a specific

4. purpose

6. Which sentence below correctly uses the word PLOT as it is defined in definition #2?

• My father purchased a plot of land to build a new house.

• The plot of the novel, One Time was not easy to follow.

• Plot the numbers on the graph.

• The crops on her five acre plot include corn and peppers.

What is the meaning of the root -cred as in incredible or incredulous?

• send

• separate

• believe

• amaze

What is the definition of an IDIOM?

• figure of speech comparing two things using like or as

• giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

• extreme exaggeration

• a statement that should not be taken literal

If hydrate means to give or have enough water, what does dehydrated mean?

• not having enough water

• losing water

• sharing water

• spilling water

What is a spectator?

• someone who shares

• someone who tells people what to do

• someone who participates in the event

• someone who watches

If something is AUDIBLE, it is able to be _______________.

• seen

• tasted

• heard

• understood

This root means "to build" or "makeup"

• spec

• struct

• vent

• liter

Which word describes a person who watches a game, show, or event?

• retrospective

• spectacles

• respect

• spectator

The postman could not read the ADDRESS on the package. Which definition below is the correct definition of the word ADDRESS?

• a speech

• to speak to

• writing that tells where something is to be delivered

Kendra wrote this sentence for her essay.

The streets in our city used to be very clean, but they are not clean anymore.

Kendra looked up the word clean in a thesaurus and found this entry.

clean (kleen) adjective 1. pure, orderly, spotless 2. even, regular 3. thorough, complete 4. honest, fair

In the sentence, Kendra wants to replace clean with a synonym. Which word should she use?

• thorough

• orderly

• regular

• honest