WorksheetsDarnell Rock Reporting: Vocab
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "effective" mean in the sentence below from page 578?
"I don't know how effective a community garden would be," the councilman said."
"I don't know how effective a community garden would be," the councilman said."
a)
good at producing results
b)
tired at the end of the day
c)
nervous in front of an audience
d)
selfish when asked to share with others
2.
What does the word "granted" mean in the sentence below from page 573?
"An exception granted here is just going to encourage others to break the law."
"An exception granted here is just going to encourage others to break the law."
a)
affected
b)
dismissed
c)
flung
d)
given
3.
What does the word "urged" mean in the sentence below from page 571?
"I urge them to support the teachers, support education, and support the students at South Oakdale."
"I urge them to support the teachers, support education, and support the students at South Oakdale."
a)
coax
b)
disguise
c)
elect
d)
humor
4.
What does the word "ordinance" mean in the sentence below from page 573?
"We have this ordinance for a reason," a woman on the council was saying.
"We have this ordinance for a reason," a woman on the council was saying.
a)
city law
b)
natural disaster
c)
division problem
d)
imaginary friend
5.
What does the word "minimum" mean in the sentence below from page 578?
"A company had built a five-story building that was supposed to be a minimum of twenty feet from the curb, but it was only fifteen feet."
"A company had built a five-story building that was supposed to be a minimum of twenty feet from the curb, but it was only fifteen feet."
a)
easiest
b)
generous
c)
horrible
d)
least
6.
Read the sentences from the text.
"On Friday evening at 7:00pm, the City Council will meet to make a final decision."
Which word from the sentence is a homophone for a word that means "the flesh of an animal as food"?
"On Friday evening at 7:00pm, the City Council will meet to make a final decision."
Which word from the sentence is a homophone for a word that means "the flesh of an animal as food"?
a)
decision
b)
final
c)
evening
d)
meet
7.
Read the sentences from the text.
"You mean to tell me that your engineers only had fifteen foot rulers?"
Which word from the sentence is a homonym for a word that means "acting in an unkind way"?
"You mean to tell me that your engineers only had fifteen foot rulers?"
Which word from the sentence is a homonym for a word that means "acting in an unkind way"?
a)
tell
b)
mean
c)
ruler
d)
engineers
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