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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
As it is used in paragraph 9, the word expert means a person who-
is highly skilled
is willing to help
enjoys working with machines
has learned from watching others
Which meaning of judge is used in paragraph 9?
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Meaning 3
Meaning 4
What is the meaning of the word hesitant is paragraph 7?
Unsure
Annoyed
Honored
Hopeful
Which word is a synonym for the word creating in paragraph 10?
Finding
Making
Drawing
Organizing
Which meaning best fits the way straight is used in paragraph 1?
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Meaning 3
Meaning 4
Read these sentences from the text.
"A jelly coating makes the eggs slippery. That protects them from being eaten by other animals."
What does the word protects mean here?
makes them easy to find
makes them hard to find
puts in danger or harm's way
keeps safe from danger or harm
Read the following sentence.
"Trash talk has been going on for as long as sports have been around. It's part of every game. It shouldn't be banned."
In this sentence the word banned most likely means?
allowed
encouraged
repeated
stopped
Read the following sentence.
"That morning, Ruby became one of the first African Americans to attend an all-white elementary school in the South."
In this sentence attend means-
to shout angrily
to be present
to be confused
to wait a long time
"Global warming is the increase in the world’s average temperature."
Based on this sentence, what does the word global mean?
having to do with only part of the Earth
having to do with just one continent
having to do with just one country
having to do with the whole Earth
"When the whales swim to an area filled with plankton, the barnacles get ready to catch their food. They extend their feathery appendages through holes in their shells to catch the plankton."
In these sentences, what does the word appendages most closely mean?
noses
arms
eyes
ears
