Vocabulary Comprehension

Marry Anning wanted to expose different fossils on the sea shore. What does the word expose mean?

• Uncover or reveal

• Hide or cover

• To sneak about

• Ver large in size or amount

Mary and her brother Joseph found an enormous fossil. What does the word enormous mean?

• Very beautiful or impressive

• Very large in size or amount

• To cover or close something off

• Feeling very excited about something

Mary Anning accomplished many great things in her life. What does the word accomplish mean?

• To sneak about

• Very beautiful or impressive

• Did or completed

• Very large in size or amount

Many of the fossils Mary discovered were ancient. What does the word ancient mean?

• Very large in size or amount

• Very beautiful or impressive

• Something from a long time ago

• To sneak about

Which word is a synonym for "elucidate"?

• Obscure

• Clarify

• Complicate

• Distort

"Predilection" is best defined as:

• A preference or special liking for something

• A loud, noisy, and lively condition

• A misleading or false statement

• A sparkling or shining brightly

Imagine you're in a library, and you decide to "refrain" from speaking. What are you choosing to do?

• Yell out your favorite book title

• Whisper sweet nothings to the books

• Embrace the silence and not speak at all

• Recite your favorite poem aloud

Identify the sentence where "boisterous" is used correctly.

• The library was a boisterous place, filled with loud conversations.

• She had a boisterous personality that was evident in her quiet and thoughtful demeanor.

• The boisterous wind made it difficult to walk straight.

• The party was boisterous, with music and laughter filling the air.

Which word means "acceptable to the taste or mind"?

• Palatable

• Scintillating

• Trite

• Boisterous

Ready to be a knowledge detective? What does it mean to "accumulate" knowledge?

• To let information slip through the cracks of your memory

• To gather or collect information gradually, like a squirrel with nuts for the winter

• To twist and turn information like a pretzel, seeing it in different ways

• To spread the seeds of knowledge far and wide