"More than Meets the Eye" Vocabulary Quiz

In the sentence "The artist displayed her paintings on several wooden easels in the studio," what are easels?

• Paint brushes used by artists
• Tall stands used to hold paintings
• Storage boxes for art supplies
• Tables for mixing paint

Read: "The elite athletes trained harder than anyone else." What does elite mean in this context?

• Lazy and unmotivated
• Average or ordinary
• Better than average
• New to the sport

"The gallery was filled with beautiful paintings and sculptures." What is a gallery?

• A type of painting
• A room where art is displayed
• A paint storage area
• An artist's workspace

In "She scoffed at his attempt to climb the mountain," what does scoffed mean?

• Made fun of
• Praised highly
• Helped eagerly
• Watched quietly

"The speaker stood at the podium to address the crowd." What is a podium?

• A microphone
• A chair
• A raised platform for speaking
• A musical instrument

"The tent was made of sturdy canvas material." What is canvas?

• A type of metal
• A strong heavy cloth
• A soft paper
• A plastic sheet

"His motivations for helping others were purely genuine." What are motivations?

• Feelings of anger
• Ways of thinking
• Reasons for doing something
• Special talents

"The librarian used string to connect all the paper decorations." What does string mean here?

• To separate things
• To throw away
• To connect in a series
• To stack in piles

"The museum will exhibit dinosaur fossils next month." What does exhibit mean?

• Hide from view
• Something shown
• Sell tickets
• Clean thoroughly

"The graphic designer created a beautiful logo." What does graphic mean?

• Having to do with music
• Related to writing
• Having to do with illustrations
• Connected to mathematics