WorksheetsWordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 4: Introduction to Words
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
Mount Vernon was the home of George Washington, our nation's illustrious first president.
Illustrious means
Illustrious means
a)
famous
b)
terrible
c)
homeless
d)
poor
2.
Mount Vernon was comprised of five separate farms as well as a house overlooking the Potomac River.
Comprised means
Comprised means
a)
made up
b)
valued
c)
promised
d)
imagined
3.
George Washington hired the best workers he could find for the farms and supervised their work closely.
Supervised means
Supervised means
a)
watch over
b)
ignore
c)
disrespect
d)
neglect
4.
Washington was loath to have to leave his beautiful home but he duty to his country required him to be absent from Mount Vernon from 1775 to 1783.
Loath means
Loath means
a)
unwilling
b)
relieved
c)
satisfied
d)
joyous
5.
Washington gave his cousin latitude while looking over the estate so he was able to make decisions without Washington's constant permission.
Latitude means
Latitude means
a)
freedom from rules
b)
strictness in rules
6.
Lund Washington was a competent manager when managing the estate and Washington was satisfied with him.
Competent means
Competent means
a)
the ability to do what is needed
b)
the inability to do what is needed
7.
Washington was angry when he learned of an incident that involved a British warship coming to the estate and asking for food.
Incident means
Incident means
a)
an event
b)
a mistake
c)
a series of happenings
d)
nothing of importance
8.
Lund Washington did not want to antagonize the British warship and complied with their request for food.
Antagonize means
Antagonize means
a)
to make an enemy of
b)
to make a friend of
c)
to ignore
d)
to delight
9.
Washington reprimanded his cousin when he learned that Lund gave the British warship food. He said he should have refused "even if they had burnt my house and laid the Plantation in ruins."
Reprimanded means
Reprimanded means
a)
to scold
b)
to compliment
c)
to reward
10.
In 1858, Mt. Vernon was sadly in a dilapidated state due to neglect.
Dilapidated means
a)
good condition
b)
poor condition
11.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association acquired the estate and began to improve the property after its years of neglect.
Acquired means
Acquired means
a)
to gain ownership
b)
to lose
c)
to forget about
d)
to sell
12.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association renovated the property so it would look like it did when Washington live there.
Renovated means
Renovated means
a)
to make like new
b)
to destroy
c)
to sell
d)
to occupy
13.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association continues to maintain the property so the public can visit it and see what it was like when Washington inhabited it.
Maintain means
Maintain means
a)
keeps in good condition
b)
pollutes
c)
alters the appearance of
d)
makes worse
14.
George Washington inherited Mount Vernon in 1761 since it had been apart of his family for nearly 100 years.
Inherited means
Inherited means
a)
received
b)
spent
c)
gave away
d)
destroyed
15.
Washington corresponded with his cousin Lund Washington who was left to manage the property while he was away so he could know what was going on.
Correspond means
Correspond means
a)
exchange message
b)
argue
c)
neglect
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