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January 14-18

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of count as it is used here: Every point I earn in Dojo will count toward my House points.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

2.

Use the dictionary entry to answer the question:


edit v., 1. to get a piece of writing ready to be published, by arranging, correcting, or changing the material.

edition n., 1. the size or form in which a book is published 2. all the copies of a book, newspaper, magazine, etc. printed at about the same time

editor n., 1. a person who edits 2. the head of a department of a newspaper, magazine, etc

editorial adj., of or by an editor


Which word best describes someone who edits articles for a newspaper?

a)

edit

b)

edition

c)

editor

d)

editorial

3.

Use the thesaurus entry to answer the following question: What is the best meaning of the word grade as it is used in the sentence?


The book The War that Saved My Life is of high grade.

a)

category

b)

quality

c)

mark

d)

grouping

4.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
5.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
6.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
7.
Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...
a)
Carla takes yoga classes.
b)
She said something embarrassing.
c)
Carla ate a snack.
8.
She is walking on eggshells means...
a)
She is learning how to walk.
b)
She is in the chicken coop.
c)
She is trying not to upset anyone.
9.
Synonym.
fake your way past the guard
a)
consist
b)
despise
c)
postpone
d)
bluff
10.
Synonym.
wander from the route
a)
bluff
b)
straggle
c)
postpone
d)
despise
11.
Synonym.
watchful driver
a)
miniature
b)
treacherous
c)
cautious
d)
vivid
12.
Antonym.
adore the kind of music
a)
consist
b)
bluff
c)
despise
d)
straggle
13.
Antonym.
formed a hazy image
a)
treacherous
b)
vivid
c)
cautious
d)
miniature
14.
Antonym.
no advantage to winning the election
a)
haven
b)
obstacle
c)
miniature
d)
monarch
15.
What word would appear on the page with the following guide words? gamut-----garden
a)
game
b)
gate
c)
garbage
16.
What word would  not appear on a page with the following guide words? sideways-----silly
a)
sight
b)
silent
c)
slipper
d)
silver
17.
Which words would appear on the following page with these guide words below? hue----humbug
a)
humble
b)
huddle
c)
hundred
18.
What word would not appear on the following page with the guide words listed below?  backstage--balloon
a)
ball
b)
bask
c)
baffle
19.
What word would appear on a page with the following guide words?  plentiful----plumber
a)
plow
b)
plank
c)
plummet
20.

CHOOSE 3 that are synonyms to replace the blue word in the sentence.


He moved quickly down the sidewalk to get away from the dog.

a)

raced

b)

stopped

c)

ran

d)

hustled