5th Grade Vocabulary Quiz #1

If a movie is described as a "flop", what does it mean?

• It is a complete success

• It is a complete failure

• It is about fish

• It is very scary

Which of the following is NOT typically considered a "gadget"?

• Smartphone

• Television remote

• A paperback book

• Digital watch

In the early 1900s, where might you listen to the latest music?

• On a smartphone

• On a phonograph

• On a microwave

• On a bicycle

Why would an inventor want "patents" for their inventions?

• To color them in a unique way

• To write a song about them

• For legal ownership and rights to the invention

• To forget about the invention

If you "transcend" expectations, what do you do?

• Forget them

• Just meet them

• Go above and beyond them

• Fear them

If a lantern in an old movie was "incandescent", what could it do?

• It could speak

• It could fly

• It could give off a lot of light

• It could swim

If an old car engine "sputtered" when starting, how did it behave?

• Ran smoothly and quietly

• Started playing music

• Made uneven and rough noises

• Changed its color

When the lawnmower "sputtered" to life, what kind of noise did it make?

• A smooth musical note

• A rough or uneven sound

• Complete silence

• A voice greeting

An "illustrious" author would be one who is:

• Unknown to most people

• Writes only in invisible ink

• Famous for their achievements

• Only writes about llamas

In a race, if you "transcend" your previous record, what have you done?

• You stopped halfway

• You achieved the same time as before

• You performed worse than before

• You achieved a better time than before.