Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 2

What does the word "growled" mean?

• To make a high-pitched sound

• To make a long, deep, angry sound with the throat

• To whisper softly

• To laugh loudly

Who is a "guard"?

• A person who cooks food

• A person who watches over or protects someone or something

• A person who writes books

• A person who sings songs

What does "exact" mean?

• Almost correct

• Right on; completely correct

• A little bit wrong

• Very close

What does "discovered" mean?

• To have lost something

• To have found out something you didn't know before

• To have hidden something

• To have broken something

What does "remove" mean?

• To add something

• To take away

• To fix something

• To build something

What does "explained" mean?

• To have confused someone

• To have told someone about something so that they understand it

• To have ignored someone

• To have forgotten something

What are "souvenirs"?

• Things that remind you of a place you visited or an experience you had

• Things you eat

• Things you wear

• Things you throw away

What does "amazed" mean?

• To be very bored

• To be very surprised

• To be very tired

• To be very angry

Which of the following is an example of a guard's job?

• Cooking dinner

• Watching over a museum at night

• Writing a story

• Painting a picture

If you "remove" a book from a shelf, what are you doing?

• Putting more books on the shelf

• Taking the book off the shelf

• Reading the book

• Writing in the book