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UIL Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words means a male bee, a lazy person, and an aircraft without a pilot?

a)

dross

b)

drub

c)

drone

d)

drear

2.

Samuel Clemens ___________ was Mark Twain.

a)

pseudonym

b)

psychotherapist

c)

publicist

d)

proxy

3.

What is the Roman numeral for 29?

a)

LXII

b)

XXIX

c)

XXVIIII

d)

XXVIV

4.

Which of the following lists the words in correct alphabetical order?

a)

metacarpal, metabolite, metallic, metalloid

b)

homograph, homologous, homologue, homology

c)

signal, signalize, signature, sign

d)

curlicue, curling, curly, curler

5.

Who was the Greek God of Wind?

a)

Eras

b)

Ceres

c)

Aeolus

d)

Daedalus

6.

The word amethyst is from all of the following languages except...

a)

Greek

b)

Old English

c)

French

d)

Latin

7.

Which of the following is a region in France?

a)

Eugene

b)

Gascony

c)

Edinburgh

d)

Frankfurt

8.

The word "weird"...

a)

was derived from Latin meaning "strange".

b)

was used to describe the Greek goddess of mystery.

c)

is an adjective and adverb.

d)

originally came from Old English meaning "fate".

9.

What is the capital of Australia's Northern Territory?

a)

Douro

b)

Concord

c)

Cork

d)

Darwin

10.

If you live in Illinois, what time zone do you live in?

a)

Pacific

b)

Mountain

c)

Central

d)

Eastern

11.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

Tories were members of the liberal political party in England.

b)

Tories strongly supported the authority of the monarch.

c)

Tories supported American independence during the American Revolution.

d)

Tories did not support the Roman Catholic Faith.

12.

Which ofthe following best describes a rebus?

a)

a long scarf

b)

a puzzle

c)

a musical instrument

d)

an evergreen tree

13.

The word pinpoint is all of the following except a/an...

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

14.

12 ounces is equal to 2 pounds.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

1 metric ton is equal to...

a)

1,000 grams

b)

10,000 grams

c)

100,000 grams

d)

1,000,000 grams