WorksheetsWordly Wise, Book 3, Lessons 1 - 10
Total questions: 132
Worksheet time: 5hrs 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to guide the direction of something
a)
signal
b)
steer
c)
reverse
d)
launch
2.
to put a ship in the water
a)
steer
b)
reverse
c)
launch
d)
drift
3.
to do something that gives a message or warning
a)
signal
b)
steer
c)
launch
d)
attract
4.
to draw closer
a)
launch
b)
signal
c)
attract
d)
steer
5.
to get something started
a)
launch
b)
signal
c)
attract
d)
steer
6.
to hang loosely
a)
launch
b)
dangle
c)
drift
d)
signal
7.
to go in the direction you just came from
a)
launch
b)
drift
c)
reverse
d)
opposite
8.
a team especially one that runs an airplane
a)
crew
b)
signal
c)
event
d)
steer
9.
something that draws attention
a)
attraction
b)
crew
c)
drift
d)
event
10.
a pile of sand or snow created by moving air or water
a)
launch
b)
steer
c)
drift
d)
signal
11.
something that happens, especially something important
a)
attraction
b)
event
c)
launch
d)
steer
12.
open motorboat used for short distances
a)
drift
b)
launch
c)
steer
d)
event
13.
an object, action, or sound that gives a message or warning
a)
launch
b)
signal
c)
steer
d)
drift
14.
young bull
a)
signal
b)
event
c)
steer
d)
drift
15.
back to front
a)
reverse
b)
opposite
c)
attractive
d)
dangle
16.
pleasing to the eye or mind
a)
attractive
b)
opposite
c)
reverse
d)
drift
17.
very different from something
a)
opposite
b)
reverse
c)
attractive
d)
steer
18.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Excessively violent video games are not ___________________ for young children.
a)
timber
b)
moisture
c)
suitable
d)
flutter
19.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
There are an _____________________ of twenty students per class at Rocky Ridge Elementary School.
a)
average
b)
flutter
c)
border
d)
cocoon
20.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Bees and humming birds love to eat _____________________ from flowers.
a)
rivers
b)
flowers
c)
bread
d)
soil
21.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Mr. Jackson's farmalnd is full of tall _________________________ ready to be cut and sold.
a)
nectar
b)
soil
c)
rivers
d)
timber
22.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The ____________________ from the morning rain still remained on the bleachers.
a)
moisture
b)
dryness
c)
rocks
d)
people
23.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
A butterfly has an average life _______________________ of one month.
a)
suitable
b)
nectar
c)
flutter
d)
span
24.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Alabama __________________ Georgia to the east and Mississippi to the west.
a)
buys
b)
borders
c)
drives
d)
flys
25.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
I go through a specific ____________________ every morning when I am getting ready for school.
a)
suitable
b)
span
c)
process
d)
nectar
26.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
I watched the buterflies wings ___________________ as it flew away.
a)
flutter
b)
nectar
c)
timber
d)
span
27.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The caterpillar spun a tight ______________________ around itself.
a)
cord
b)
knot
c)
web
d)
cocoon
28.
To examine a rock is to....
a)
pick it up.
b)
throw it.
c)
set it on the ground.
d)
look at it closely.
29.
A vessel is a large....
a)
train
b)
boat
c)
airplane
d)
car
30.
A jet is an airplane that...
a)
is powered by a jet engine.
b)
flies like a helicopter.
c)
is powered by the wind.
d)
goes straight up like a rocket.
31.
Which of these has tentacles?
a)
a tiger
b)
a building
c)
an octopus
d)
a sofa
32.
To grasp an idea is to...
a)
think about it
b)
understand it
c)
be puzzled by it
d)
think it isn't true
33.
What might give someone a scar?
a)
a talking animal story
b)
a funny movie
c)
the flu
d)
a cut that has healed
34.
There is a glass vessel on the table. It is full of....
a)
clothing
b)
books
c)
orange juice
d)
bookcases
35.
Which of these can make a jet of water?
a)
a hose
b)
a pond
c)
a drinking glass
d)
a puddle
36.
Which of these is MOST likely to be fatal?
a)
an interesting book
b)
a good night's sleep
c)
a tornado
d)
a baseball game
37.
Which of these might be a cylinder?
a)
a fire
b)
a drinking glass
c)
the ocean
d)
a blast of wind
38.
Which of these is a marine creature?
a)
an elephant
b)
a grizzly bear
c)
a squirrel
d)
a dolphin
39.
To grasp someone's hand is to...
a)
hold it tightly
b)
pat it
c)
touch it gently
d)
scratch it
40.
Which of these might be one special feature of a school?
a)
Student go there to learn.
b)
The school has a computer center.
c)
There is a teacher for each classroom.
d)
Some students eat in the cafeteria.
41.
cable
a)
a thick steel rope made of strands of wire twisted together
b)
type of movie shown in theaters
c)
goods purchased for those less fortunate than others
d)
to tie together loosely
42.
cable
a)
a bundle of wires covered by rubber or plastic along which an electric current can pass
b)
flowers given to spouses at a holiday
c)
tape used to secure packages for mailing
d)
rope on a swing
43.
cathedral
a)
a large and important church
b)
ceiling of a castle
c)
small store found in the country
d)
a city park with fountains
44.
convey
a)
to carry or move from one place to another
b)
to walk slowly up a hill
c)
large and important church
d)
wire covered with rubber that is used to suspend an item from the ceiling
45.
convey
a)
to make an idea or feeling known
b)
to forget
c)
large store in an important city
d)
slow moving train with animals
46.
device
a)
something made or invented for a particular use
b)
to tie together to make stronger
c)
type of plate used to serve cupcakes
d)
holiday celebration held every ten years
47.
freight
a)
goods carried from place to place, as by plane, boat, truck, or train
b)
having poor service for phones and television
c)
alarming and scary
d)
fast moving water in the Rocky Mountains
48.
landmark
a)
a building or natural feature that is easy to see and can be used as a guide
b)
mark left on a baby when they fall on the ground
c)
an island off the coast of New Mexico
d)
tall and strong
49.
method
a)
a way of doing something
b)
type of cleaner used to clean a kitchen
c)
a large chair found in castles for kings & queens
d)
running around in a panic
50.
rod
a)
a thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or other material
b)
forgetting to obtain permission
c)
flexible stick used to clean apartments
d)
type of vacuum found in doctors' offices
51.
shaft
a)
the long, narrow part of an arrow or other object
b)
the length of a football field
c)
a baseball players height
d)
the short, quick movements made by jazz dancers
52.
structure
a)
something that is built, as a building or bridge
b)
a type of hair-do for women that live in England
c)
the shape of an object
d)
power provided by an electric company
53.
shaft
a)
a long open tunnel that runs straight up and down
b)
short pathway connecting two clubs
c)
tight and confined
d)
building marking a particular place important in history
54.
Which of the following is a a definition for "tackle?"
a)
tools needed for some activity or sport
b)
to do or try to do something
c)
To grab or get in the way of a player
d)
All of the above
55.
The fireworks______ me!
a)
auction
b)
amazed
c)
flutter
d)
timber
56.
Which of the following would NOT be done for recreation?
a)
swimming
b)
work
c)
playing
d)
reading
57.
Which of the following items would not be considered as "arctic?"
a)
ice cream
b)
North Pole
c)
sun
d)
snow
58.
Starting Kindergarten is an important________ in a child's life.
a)
ambition
b)
milestone
c)
tackle
d)
nectar
59.
Which of the following would you NOT find on or in a court?
a)
A king
b)
A doctor
c)
A basketball player
d)
A judge
60.
The librarian said we have a limit of checking out two books. This means...
a)
We can check out 2 or more books
b)
We must check out 2 books
c)
We cannot check out more than 2 books
61.
What is a synonym for "elect?"
a)
pick
b)
vote
c)
choose
d)
All of the above
62.
Which of the following is NOT an interval?
a)
10 minutes
b)
space between two things
c)
5 jumping jacks
63.
Someone in a league might do which of the following?
a)
play on a sports team
b)
read
c)
work alone
64.
to be carried along by moving air or water
a)
drift
b)
dangle
c)
steer
d)
launch
65.
Dunkailo has interesting features. For example, he has....
a)
large feet
b)
a nice family
c)
many good books
d)
long eyelashes
66.
What does it mean to hold or to have something within itself?
a)
Digest
b)
Box
c)
Contain
d)
Container
67.
What is something that a person does so often that they can do it without thinking?
a)
finicky
b)
nursery
c)
hinge
d)
habit
68.
I noticed that the ________ on the door was starting to sounds squeaky.
a)
hinge
b)
nursery
c)
contain
d)
thrive
69.
a chart or diagram showing the days of the weeks, and months of the year in order
a)
calendar
b)
pattern
c)
resident
d)
structure
70.
a fair or show with food, stalls, parades, rides and other ways to have fun
a)
carnival
b)
vessel
c)
auction
d)
court
71.
knowledge or skill that comes from having done certain things
a)
experience
b)
series
c)
influence
d)
doze
72.
something that happens to a person; an event in one's life
a)
experience
b)
vision
c)
crew
d)
volunteer
73.
to have happen to; to go through something
a)
experienced
b)
foul
c)
fan
d)
arrange
74.
to be in charge of; to control or rule
a)
govern
b)
prank
c)
injury
d)
memorize
75.
a large area of a sea or ocean that is partly enclosed by land
a)
gulf
b)
elect
c)
finicky
d)
chasm
76.
a great distance between
a)
gulf
b)
attitude
c)
cunning
d)
rig
77.
speed in acting or moving
a)
haste
b)
structure
c)
intelligent
d)
ambition
78.
done or made quickly without careful thought
a)
hasty
b)
dangle
c)
arrange
d)
vigorous
79.
a place with borders and its own leaders; a single country
a)
nation
b)
elect
c)
scar
d)
nursery
80.
the people of a single country
a)
nation
b)
recreation
c)
jet
d)
crew
81.
to feel or cause to feel joy or excitement
a)
nation
b)
thrilled
c)
haste
d)
gulf
82.
a feeling of joy or excitement
a)
thrill
b)
scatter
c)
surrender
d)
experience
83.
to give in or give up; to accept defeat
a)
govern
b)
surrender
c)
haste
d)
national
84.
to move quickly in different directions
a)
scatter
b)
act
c)
cable
d)
bold
85.
to throw here and there; to spread about
a)
scatter
b)
calendar
c)
arouse
d)
arrange
86.
of or belonging to the people of single country
a)
national
b)
spine
c)
positive
d)
carnival
87.
Something that is done.
a)
additional
b)
idea
c)
act
d)
advice
88.
To go out of sight, to disappear.
a)
vanish
b)
transparent
c)
around
d)
additional
89.
To crush together; to bend or press into creases or wrinkles.
a)
memorize
b)
mystify
c)
pause
d)
crumple
90.
To fix in one's memory exactly; to learn by heart.
a)
pause
b)
crumple
c)
memorize
d)
mystify
91.
Ideas or suggestions offered to help someone with a problem or situation.
a)
advice
b)
act
c)
additional
d)
awesome
92.
To stop for a short period of time before going on.
a)
stop
b)
go
c)
pause
d)
transparent
93.
Allowing light to pass through freely so that one can see clearly.
a)
vanish
b)
pause
c)
fan
d)
transparent
94.
Something that causes air to move in order to cool whatever it blows on. Some are made of folded stiff material and can be spread open for use; others are machines with blades that run on electricity.
a)
fan
b)
crumple
c)
mystify
d)
vanish
95.
Something that causes air to move in order to cool whatever it blows on. Some are made of folded stiff material and can be spread open for use; others are machines with blades that run on electricity.
a)
fan
b)
crumple
c)
mystify
d)
vanish
96.
To confuse or puzzle someone.
a)
transparent
b)
fanned
c)
mystify
d)
crumple
97.
Someone who closely follows a group, team, or person.
a)
fanned
b)
crumple
c)
heart
d)
fan
98.
Added or extra.
a)
additional
b)
extra
c)
advice
d)
act
99.
To play a part in a play, a movie, or on television.
a)
ran
b)
played
c)
acted
d)
jumped
100.
We were late for the play and did not arrive until the second ________.
a)
event
b)
attract
c)
act
d)
advice
101.
We needed some _______________ time to complete our class project.
a)
extra
b)
advice
c)
average
d)
additional
102.
When I put my papers in my backpack, I noticed they accidentally got __________ up.
a)
crumpled
b)
vanished
c)
fanned
d)
paused
103.
My mom asked me to _______ her with my book because it was so hot outside.
a)
vanish
b)
transparent
c)
memorize
d)
fan
104.
I had to _____________ all of the lines for the play that I was going to be in.
a)
memorize
b)
act
c)
confess
d)
defend
105.
The magician's trick _________ the audience.
a)
vanished
b)
paused
c)
mystified
d)
elected
106.
We had to take a brief ________ in our game of tag so that we could catch out breath.
a)
defense
b)
tackle
c)
court
d)
pause
107.
Thankfully, the window was _________ so I could see when my neighbors were outside playing.
a)
gusty
b)
transparent
c)
border
d)
crumpled
108.
My friend learned a magic trick that can make a bunny _______ into thin air.
a)
vanish
b)
transparent
c)
defense
d)
advice
109.
My family and I are huge _____________ of baseball, and we love the Yankees and D-backs best of all!
a)
leagues
b)
teams
c)
fans
d)
courts
110.
My friend asked me for ____________ so that she could do better in the game that she was playing.
a)
milestones
b)
volunteers
c)
advice
d)
intervals
111.
My teacher sent me to the nurse because he noticed that I was not _____________ like my usual self.
a)
advice
b)
additional
c)
mystify
d)
acting
112.
Which of the following is a piece of advice?
a)
Are you lost?
b)
Go to your room now!
c)
Take your time.
d)
Is my coat blue?
113.
Why might you crumple a shirt?
a)
to hang it up in your closet
b)
to make it fit in a small space
c)
to keep it clean
d)
to see if it fits you
114.
Which of the following is transparent?
a)
blood
b)
water
c)
gold
d)
mud
115.
During which of the following might there be a pause?
a)
a sneeze
b)
a wink
c)
a hiccup
d)
a song
116.
When is it important to act quickly?
a)
when you read a book
b)
when you take a nap
c)
when you name your pet
d)
when you smell something burning
117.
attitude
a)
a way of thinking or feeling about certain things
b)
large or enormous
c)
the way you walk when graduating from a college
d)
small and quiet
118.
confess
a)
to say or admit that one has done something wrong
b)
to protect
c)
the way you feel about a friend
d)
information given in a trial
119.
defend
a)
to keep from being attacked; to protect
b)
type of hat worn to church
c)
part of speech that tells how
d)
slow and steady
120.
defend
a)
to speak for; to argue in favor of
b)
showing respect
c)
loud and noisey
d)
type of room in a farm house
121.
gradual
a)
happening slowly; taking place little by little
b)
to look over something
c)
very quick; not lasting a long time
d)
type of covering worn on a person's head
122.
hint
a)
information given to help someone answer a question; a clue
b)
noise made by small children
c)
type of animal seen in a circus
d)
moving at a rapid speed through the air
123.
hint
a)
to suggest something without saying directly what one means
b)
way of thinking or feeling about school
c)
a sharp pointed object
d)
ignoring somone becuase of what they think or believe
124.
individual
a)
a single person, apart from others in a group
b)
group of people touring a city
c)
very excited
d)
the answer to a problem or puzzle
125.
individual
a)
meant for just one
b)
party where more than 10 people have been invited
c)
unhappy
d)
examine
126.
malice
a)
the wish to hurt others on purpose
b)
an unexpected event
c)
way of thinking
d)
indirect suggestion
127.
misery
a)
a feeling of great unhappiness
b)
to examine
c)
feeling gained with you perform a random act of kindness
d)
mixture formed when two liquids are mixed together
128.
miserable
a)
very bad; of poor quality
b)
speak in favor of
c)
taking place very slowly
d)
person from all of the others
129.
solution
a)
the answer to a problem or puzzle
b)
to look over
c)
a large group of people
d)
unhappy
130.
solution
a)
a mixture formed when a liquid and some other materials are mixed together
b)
done with a wish to help someone in need
c)
to say or admit when one has done something wrong
d)
suggest without saying
131.
survey
a)
a study designed to gather information about a subject
b)
type of cart pulled by cows
c)
large jacket worn during cold, winter weather
d)
hairstyle popular in the 1960s for women
132.
survey
a)
an underground train, usually in large cities
b)
to look over; to examine
c)
wish made that doesn't come true
d)
type of road traveled on in the mountain regions of North Carolina
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