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Vocabulary Challenge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As it is used in paragraph 9, the word expert means a person who-

a)

is highly skilled

b)

is willing to help

c)

enjoys working with machines

d)

has learned from watching others

2.

Which meaning of judge is used in paragraph 9?

a)

Meaning 1

b)

Meaning 2

c)

Meaning 3

d)

Meaning 4

3.

What is the meaning of the word hesitant is paragraph 7?

a)

Unsure

b)

Annoyed

c)

Honored

d)

Hopeful

4.

Which word is a synonym for the word creating in paragraph 10?

a)

Finding

b)

Making

c)

Drawing

d)

Organizing

5.

Which meaning best fits the way straight is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Meaning 1

b)

Meaning 2

c)

Meaning 3

d)

Meaning 4

6.

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?

a)

makes them easy to find

b)

makes them hard to find

c)

puts in danger or harm's way

d)

keeps safe from danger or harm

7.

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?

a)

allowed

b)

encouraged

c)

repeated

d)

stopped

8.

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-

a)

to shout angrily

b)

to be present

c)

to be confused

d)

to wait a long time

9.

"Global warming is the increase in the world’s average temperature."


Based on this sentence, what does the word global mean?

a)

having to do with only part of the Earth

b)

having to do with just one continent

c)

having to do with just one country

d)

having to do with the whole Earth

10.

"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?

a)

noses

b)

arms

c)

eyes

d)

ears