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5th Grade Journey's Vocab. Quiz Stories 1-6

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are opponents?

a)

people who compete against others

b)

people who work with others to win

c)

the name of a chess piece

d)

a type of weather during the year

2.

What does gorgeous mean?

a)

a short season in the year

b)

something that is hideous

c)

a big hole in a canyon

d)

something that stands out in beauty and grace

3.

If something is supposedly to happen, it means_____________

a)

a rumor

b)

thought to be true

c)

not likely to happen

d)

another word for dinner

4.

When something happens preliminary, it means

a)

something that comes after a final event

b)

something that comes before the final event

c)

to feel ashamed

d)

to allow something to happen

5.

Define obvious.

a)

a hat worn by a construction worker

b)

hard to figure out

c)

noticeable or easy to see

d)

something someone does to show that they are upset

6.

a certain skill or knowledge of something

a)

specialty

b)

thief

c)

resource

d)

numb

7.

when something interrupts you, it is very ___________

a)

challenging

b)

hysterical

c)

annoying

d)

disturbing

8.

something that has fallen down has ______________

a)

tower

b)

collapsed

c)

Legos

d)

created chaos

9.

crushing or flattening something is an example of ___________

a)

rudeness

b)

squashing

c)

hurt feelings

d)

clay

10.

_____________________ is to move or change position

a)

wobbled

b)

staggered

c)

rearrangements

d)

shifted

11.

very little sensation or feeling

a)

hesitated

b)

shifted

c)

wobbled

d)

numb

12.

to walk very unsteadily

a)

staggered

b)

stalled

c)

numb

d)

hesitated

13.

trying very hard to do something that is difficult

a)

perform

b)

aware

c)

warn

d)

struggled

14.

something that moves unsteadily from side to side

a)

balanced

b)

wobbled

c)

hesitated

d)

soar

15.

when something stops and then starts again

a)

absorb

b)

paused

c)

interrupted

d)

barely

16.

The princess felt ____________ while trying to sleep on a deflated air mattress.

a)

wonderful

b)

fulfilled

c)

pain

d)

discomfort

17.

The ___________________ village was so remote that the people had to gather their water from a well with a bucket because there was not any running water nor electricity.

a)

primitive

b)

old

c)

armor

d)

torch

18.

The ____________________ of the pumpkin was filled with lots of seeds and slime.

a)

barge

b)

carton

c)

outside

d)

interior

19.

The police officer was __________________ for his efforts with the rescue operation.

a)

honored

b)

truth

c)

pardoned

d)

cherished

20.

They held a ________________ meeting in order to throw a surprise birthday party for their grandmother.

a)

glory

b)

beware

c)

secretive

d)

former

21.

Hesitated is a verb. What does it mean?

a)

pause before doing something

b)

move quickly

c)

to stop then start again

d)

to move very slowly

22.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


Although shaken by the big task to complete in front of many people, she still did very well.

a)

to tremble or vibrate

b)

moving an object up and down

c)

to move something roughly to and fro

d)

to be emotionally upset by an event

23.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The traffic was stalled because the snow was so high; we were late to school.

a)

place to keep an animal

b)

come to a stop unexpectedly

c)

to speak or act in a special way

d)

to stand tall

24.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The student inflated his lungs before he sang that high note in the choir performance.

a)

more money

b)

exaggerated

c)

something you fill with air or gas

d)

excessive amount

25.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


I scanned the shelves looking for an ingredient for the cake recipe.

a)

to look at quickly

b)

a teleport motion

c)

to make a copy of an important document

d)

to look at closely

26.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The crossing guard beckoned the students to cross the street.

a)

signaled

b)

encounter

c)

the way an elderly person walks

d)

the favorite meat from a pig for many people

27.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The cake was decorated with many colors and toppings for Ally's 10th birthday.

a)

the furnishings in a room

b)

how a member of the armed forces is awarded

c)

an English Gothic church

d)

things added to make it more attractive

28.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The sun sets gradually during the summer evenings.

a)

something done slowly over a period of time

b)

to move quickly

c)

a measurement used in science class

d)

a measurement of temperature

29.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?


The mother bear prodded her cubs to move across the busy street.

a)

to teach

b)

a tool used to get your pig to move for showmanship

c)

nudge and convince

d)

to use a special language

30.

She was so ____________ in her book that she did not realize that she missed recess,

a)

adore

b)

distracted

c)

boring

d)

immersed

31.

The waiter ______________ his tray carrying food and spilled drinks on the customers.

a)

chucked

b)

cautiously

c)

absorbed

d)

bungled

32.

The Covid virus is ____________________, so we need to wear masks in order to stay in school.

a)

nasty

b)

contagious

c)

blue

d)

an infection

33.

They were ____________________ binoculars when they found saw the rare bird.

a)

huge

b)

happy

c)

holding

d)

brandishing

34.

My license plate was ______________ with letters and numbers to give my car an identification.

a)

lost

b)

stolen

c)

imprinted

d)

broken

35.

The ________________ of the bear cub means that a mother bear is likely to be near the area.

a)

murmur

b)

fur

c)

signs

d)

presence

36.

The entomologist was outfitted with an aquatic or pond nets, sweep nets, ariel nets, jars, and a notebook to conduct his discoveries of any new insects.

What is the meaning of outfitted?

a)

planning

b)

equipment

c)

procedure

d)

perch

37.

What is a procedure?

a)

a method

b)

a forward motion

c)

a backward motion

d)

a list of details

38.

The _______________ forest was filled with really old, but very short evergreens.

a)

sapling

b)

undiscovered

c)

green

d)

dwarfed

39.

The dozen eggs were very ______________ in the carton as the top was tight to close.

a)

colorful

b)

snug

c)

dreary

d)

procedure

40.

The owl rested on his perch during the day, and then at night he flew in the dark sky to hunt for food.


What does perch mean?

a)

another name for a dog

b)

what a person does to get rid of their unused items

c)

a spot above ground for resting or sitting

d)

foot

41.

What does the word transferred mean in this sentence?


When Ari transferred schools, she was really nervous to meet new students.

a)

excited; overjoyed

b)

rename the school

c)

to pass from one place to another

d)

to help another person understand a language

42.

Should Mr. Wilson coach basketball or start a technology program? He had to _____________________ which activity was the best option for the school.

a)

calculate

b)

decided

c)

contribute

d)

contagious

43.

What does enthusiastic mean?

a)

content with things

b)

happy

c)

excited interest

d)

gloomy feeling

44.

Amy was __________________ at the pleasant surprise of receiving a perfect score on her spelling test.

a)

upset

b)

grateful

c)

radiantly

d)

beaming

45.

The committee had each student participate in a _________________ on school and national issues.

a)

category

b)

group

c)

competition

d)

debate

46.

How is the word recite being used in the following sentence?


Have you heard those twirlers recite their rhymes and seen them jump for several minutes in the competition?

a)

something that you use to cook a meal from

b)

write out

c)

to say a text from memory

d)

jump

47.

How is the word unison being used in the following sentence?


The third grade boys answered in unison when the teacher asked them a question.

a)

in a guilty way

b)

making the same movements at the same time

c)

the pledge of allegiance

d)

Spanish

48.

How is the word identical being used in the following sentence?


The sisters had identical houses, but the only difference was that they were reverse plans.

a)

colorful

b)

two-story

c)

exactly the same

d)

extremely small; short

49.

having a single form in appearance, style, color, or texture

a)

uniform

b)

identical

c)

similar

d)

difference

50.

one essential part of a whole

a)

serious

b)

dwarfed

c)

fraction

d)

element

51.

a repeated series of movements

a)

plan

b)

routine

c)

dance

d)

procedure

52.

trying to do better than other people or teams

a)

intelligent

b)

competition

c)

easy going

d)

determined

53.

frightened or nervous; lacking in confidence

a)

intimidated

b)

anxiety

c)

stalled

d)

cowardly

54.

became very skilled at something

a)

wobbly

b)

talent

c)

mastered

d)

intimidated

55.

showing that you or your team have the ability to go on to the next level

a)

compute

b)

determine

c)

competition

d)

qualifying

56.

authorized by the people who make the rules

a)

hesitated

b)

obvious

c)

officially

d)

officials

57.

something that is overly rough

a)

brutal

b)

intimidated

c)

squashing

d)

numb

58.

movement that cover a wide space from side to side

a)

shaken

b)

wobbled

c)

vacuuming

d)

sweeping

59.

usually

a)

sporadically

b)

typically

c)

identical

d)

unison

60.

feeling ashamed and uncomfortable

a)

inflated

b)

collapsed

c)

staggered

d)

embarrassed