WorksheetsHitting the Big League Fastball Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Read the passage. What evidence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word grim?
I screamed and swerved.
In the blink of an eye, a deer ran out in front of me.
The raindrops pounded the windshield and the wipers could barely keep up.
I had little hope and began to despair.
Read the dictionary entry for dense. Which sentence best uses definition #2?
The dawn brought cool air and dense fog.
The cake was overly sweet and dense.
I was too dense to get the joke.
For a while the crowd was less dense, but suddenly everyone rushed forward in one direction.
"Gradually winter released its grip and flowers erupted from the ground in celebration of spring." In the context of this sentence, which is the best definition of RELEASED?
to free from constraint or confinement
a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.
some device or agency for effecting such liberation.
to go or come before
Read the dictionary entry for foul. Which definition most closely matches foul is used in this sentence: "Sanchez hit three foul balls before connecting with a line drive to right field."?
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Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
What are three examples of a process?
staring at a wall
diagnosing a patient with an illness
sleeping comfortably in a bed
analyzing your financial budget
driving a car
Which sentence does NOT use the word precisely correctly?
She didn't want to, but Jessi showed up precisely at eight the next morning.
More precisely, it catalogs and tracks them and then allows you to communicate with them easily.
It has precisely the same limitation as the treatment of form and emotion; it cannot change as the work proceeds.
The publication of inferior research results is of precisely value.
Part A. Read the passage. Which sentence below contains multiple technical terms specific to space exploration?
Their mission, to build the fastest airplane in the world, on that could fly faster than the speed of sound.
The speed of sound is about 760 miles per hour.
The exact number varies depending on temperature, altitude, and humidity.
Scientists used to think that flying faster than the speed of sound was impossible!
Part B. What is the effect of the technical terms in Part A?
The technical language used makes the paragraph easier to read.
The technical language used communicates the complexity of the work the women supported.
The technical language used establishes the author as an authority on the subject.
The technical language used helps the author explain why human computers were important.
