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UIL 7-8 Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words does NOT have the abbreviation CT?

a)

central time

b)

computerized tomograph

c)

Connecticut

d)

corner tile

2.

What element will you NOT find in German silver?

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Zinc

d)

Nickel

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trademark?

a)

Levi’s

b)

Coke

c)

Kleenex

d)

Laptop

4.

What is the atomic number for Berkelium?

a)

31

b)

97

c)

82

d)

10

5.

The transition between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods of geologic time is known as?

a)

K-T boundary

b)

the Dark Ages

c)

the Middle Ages

d)

Stone Ages

6.

In Roman Mythology, who is the son of Mars and the twin brother of Remus?

a)

Polyphemus

b)

Medusa

c)

Jupiter

d)

Romulus

7.

What part of the body would you find the foramen magnum?

a)

fingernail

b)

skull

c)

knee

d)

wrist

8.

If someone is endorsing a basketball game they are doing what?

a)

ruining

b)

engaging

c)

showing support

d)

cancelling

9.

What is the atomic number for gold?

a)

31

b)

79

c)

4

d)

109

10.

You will find loess in all the following continents EXCEPT?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Africa

11.

What was Johnny Appleseed’s real last name?

a)

Smith

b)

Chapman

c)

Scott

d)

Jones

12.

In what state is the city of Winston Salem located?

a)

Texas

b)

North Carolina

c)

Alabama

d)

Washington

13.

A thistle is any of various prickly plants related to what flower?

a)

daisy

b)

rose

c)

sunflower

d)

tulip

14.

Which of the following herbs is related to the buttercups?

a)

basil

b)

delphinium

c)

garlic

d)

fennel

15.

Which of the following is a source for yellow dye?

a)

lemons

b)

mustard seed

c)

desmid

d)

fustic

16.

Before January and February were added to the calendar, October was what number month?

a)

3rd

b)

10th

c)

8th

d)

4th

17.

Which of the following is a scale of hardness for minerals?

a)

ratio scale

b)

ordinal scale

c)

Mohs’ scale

d)

metric scale

18.

Monkshood are any of a genus of poisonous plants related to what plant?

a)

buttercups

b)

roses

c)

ivies

d)

pines

19.

On which of these surfaces would you NOT find lichen?

a)

rocks in the woods

b)

a brick wall in a small village

c)

a tree in the forest

d)

flower petals in a garden

20.

How many strings does a zither have?

a)

20-25

b)

45-50

c)

30-40

d)

10-15