WorksheetsUIL Dictionary Skills
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following words means a male bee, a lazy person, and an aircraft without a pilot?
dross
drub
drone
drear
Samuel Clemens ___________ was Mark Twain.
pseudonym
psychotherapist
publicist
proxy
What is the Roman numeral for 29?
LXII
XXIX
XXVIIII
XXVIV
Which of the following lists the words in correct alphabetical order?
metacarpal, metabolite, metallic, metalloid
homograph, homologous, homologue, homology
signal, signalize, signature, sign
curlicue, curling, curly, curler
Who was the Greek God of Wind?
Eras
Ceres
Aeolus
Daedalus
The word amethyst is from all of the following languages except...
Greek
Old English
French
Latin
Which of the following is a region in France?
Eugene
Gascony
Edinburgh
Frankfurt
The word "weird"...
was derived from Latin meaning "strange".
was used to describe the Greek goddess of mystery.
is an adjective and adverb.
originally came from Old English meaning "fate".
What is the capital of Australia's Northern Territory?
Douro
Concord
Cork
Darwin
If you live in Illinois, what time zone do you live in?
Pacific
Mountain
Central
Eastern
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Tories were members of the liberal political party in England.
Tories strongly supported the authority of the monarch.
Tories supported American independence during the American Revolution.
Tories did not support the Roman Catholic Faith.
Which ofthe following best describes a rebus?
a long scarf
a puzzle
a musical instrument
an evergreen tree
The word pinpoint is all of the following except a/an...
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
12 ounces is equal to 2 pounds.
True
False
1 metric ton is equal to...
1,000 grams
10,000 grams
100,000 grams
1,000,000 grams
