WorksheetsUIL Dictionary Skills Practice #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
A diner is a restaurant in the shape of what?
tunnel
pyramid
railroad car
lighthouse
How long is the Tennessee River?
652 miles
4002 miles
1049 miles
625 miles
Methylene blue is a dye used to reverse the effects of what type of poisoning?
food
cyanide
carbon monoxide
lead
How old would a person be if they were an octogenarian?
74
26
66
81
Auguste Piccard and Jacques Piccard are two Swiss scientists that developed what?
the bathyscaphe
the airplane
the stapler
the telephone
How many passengers does a roadster fit?
1
2
4
7
A person born or living in Madagascar is called what?
a Mada
a Malagasy
a Gasy
a Gascar
Amblyopia is reduced vision in one eye and is also called what?
cataract
retina
optic nerve disorder
lazy eye
What type of pattern is printed on a chintz?
rainbow
chevron
flowery
southwestern
What happens to a process or progress when it is expedited?
it is cancelled
it is sped up
it is slowed down
it is reversed
How many days in a row is the Roman Catholic devotion novena said?
9
6
19
5
Which of the following takes is not part of the Great Lakes?
Superior
Ontario
Erie
Conroe
A Dane is a person that refers to someone born or living in what country?
Dominica
Danube
Denmark
Dhaka
What time zone is Utah located in?
mountain time
central time
pacific time
eastern time
How many zeros does the number septillion have?
24
20
16
30
What year did Pierre Curie win the Nobel Prize?
1974
1903
1930
1933
What would one be celebrating if they are celebrating a jubilee?
a 10th birthday
a new baby
a retirement
a 50th anniversary
Inst is the abbreviation for all of the following EXCEPT?
instant
institution
interest
institutional
Where might you find a vanishing point?
in a magic trick
at an intersection
in a drawing
in cake mix
A rock, chair, and book are all examples of what?
an inanimate object
an indirect object
a direct object
a prepositional object
