W & W Vocabulary Quiz 1-20

What is the meaning of the word "wordplay"?

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• The technique or way in which something is said

• To change or alter as a result of changes to the environment

Which of the following is an example of homophones?

• Bear (animal) and bare (empty)

• Bat (winged animal) and bat (wooden stick)

• Raining cats and dogs

• Listeners, viewers, spectators

What does the word "idiom" mean?

• A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings

• Two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• The technique or way in which something is said

What does the word "adapt" mean?

• To change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings

What is the meaning of "audience"?

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• The technique or way in which something is said

• A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning

• To change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

What does the word "peculiar" mean?

• Usual and expected

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• Common and familiar

• Ordinary and typical

What is a "tollbooth"?

• A place where you buy tickets for a concert

• A small building where payments are collected for roadway access

• A booth where you get information about a city

• A place to park your car

What does "phantom" mean?

• Real and tangible

• Seemingly real but actually not real

• Visible and solid

• Clearly present and obvious

What is "wisdom"?

• Lack of knowledge

• Accumulated knowledge or learning

• Ignorance and unawareness

• Forgetfulness

What does it mean to "visualize" something?

• To ignore something completely

• To see something in your head while you think about it

• To forget about something

• To write something down