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Multiple Meaning Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
At the beach, you might sit on the sand, read a book, and watch for the flukes of passing whales. 
a)
tiny grains of stone and shell
b)
what you do to make wood smooth
2.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
One year for summer vacation, my family took a long road trip around the United States.
a)
to fall over something
b)
a visit to another place
3.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
We visited a national park in Arizona, where we drove along roads that went through towering mountains. 
a)
area of natural land
b)
to bring to a stop and leave temporarily
4.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
Jeremiah had two pieces of pizza, and everyone said it wasn't fair.
a)
a gathering of buyers and sellers
b)
just; equal
5.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
The bat flew out of the cave when a large noise startled him. 
a)
an object used to hit a baseball
b)
a nocturnal mammal
6.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
I had to wind my new watch to the correct time. 
a)
moving air
b)
to turn around 
7.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
Sandy Robinson, an astronaut, slipped through the hatch and into the capsule. 
a)
to emerge from an egg 
b)
a door in an aircraft, spacecraft or submarine
8.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
I thought that I could not handle the pressure of AZ-Merit, but I stayed calm and did my best. 
a)
the part by which something is held
b)
to manage or control
9.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
Dad checked to see if the ice was stable enough for us to skate on. 
a)
not likely to change or fail
b)
a place where horses are kept
10.
What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
I threw away my apple because I saw some mold was growing on it. 
a)
to form or make something out of something else
b)
a furry growth of fungus
11.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:
When the cat wants inside, he will paw at the door.
a)
An animal's foot
b)
To scratch or hit
12.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:
The campers made a fire to cook their hot dogs.
a)
Burning to produce heat, light, and flames
b)
Tell someone they lost a job
c)
Put into a kiln to make (pottery) hard
13.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:
The farmer added a final post to the fence.
a)
To list something for others to view
b)
To mail something
c)
A wooden pole
14.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:            He-Man had to track his math facts progress.
a)
A path
b)
To keep track of information
c)
A surface to run on
15.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:The wolf pack attacked the zebra.
a)
To place clothing and belongings in a suitcase for a trip
b)
A group of animals
c)
To stuff
d)
A bag used to sling over the shoulders and carry books in
16.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:  What's all that racket outside the window?
a)
noise
b)
a device used to hit a tennis ball
17.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:  Skeletor put the clay into the mold to make a fossil.
a)
fungus
b)
a frame to change the shape of an object
18.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:  The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook.
a)
a note of money owed to someone
b)
a beak
c)
a person's name
d)
to make someone pay for something
19.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:  I like to go to the pool in the summer.
a)
standing water
b)
to gather together
c)
a game played on a table with 8 hard balls
20.
Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:  Princess Celestia's pupil was damaged during the eclipse because of sun-watching.
a)
the black part of your eye
b)
a student