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COMPOUND WORDS: DEFINITIONS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR BAREFOOT:

a)

NO SHOES ON YOUR FEET

b)

ONE FOOT WITHOUT COVERING

c)

WITHOUT ANY COVERING ON BOTH FEET

d)

BOTH FEET ITCH

2.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR CROSSROADS:

a)

RELIGIOUS CROSS ON THE ROAD

b)

PLACE WHERE TWO ROADS CROSS

c)

TWO ROADS THAT RUN SIDE TO SIDE

d)

A READ WITH A TRAIN CROSSING

3.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR DOWNPOUR:

a)

HEAVY RAIN POURING DOWN

b)

RAIN WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING

c)

A RAINSTORM WITH A RAINBOW

d)

RAIN THAT TURNS TO SNOW

4.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR FLASHLIGHT:

a)

A BATTERY POWERED LIGHTING DEVICE

b)

A LIGHT THAT ONLY GOES ON AT NIGHT

c)

A LIGHT THAT SHINES DIFFERENT COLORS

d)

A LIGHT THAT YOU CAN FLASH ON AND OFF

5.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR FOLKLORE:

a)

MUSIC PLAYED ON THE RADIO

b)

KNOWLEDGE YOU READ IN BOOKS

c)

STORIES AND BELIEF OF COMMON PEOPLE

d)

JOKES TOLD BY COMMON PEOPLE

6.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR LIFEGUARD:

a)

A TRAINED DOG WHO SAVES LIVES

b)

A TRAINED PERSON WHO SAVES LIVES AT THE MALL

c)

A PERSON TRAINED TO SAVE SWIMMERS FROM DROWNING

d)

A PERSON HIRED TO PROTECT A PERSON

7.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR LOUDSPEAKER:

a)

MUSIC PLAYED LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD OVER A LARGE AREA

b)

A SPEAKER THAT IS LARGE IN SIZE

c)

HEADPHONES THAT PLAY LOUD

d)

LOUD MUSIC THAT PLAYS DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

8.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR MASTERPIECE:

a)

A JEDI MASTER

b)

A WORK OF ART MADE BY AN EXPERT

c)

A PIECE OF A WORK OF ART

d)

THE BEST CAKE YOU HAVE EVER TASTED

9.

CHOOSE THE BEST DEFINITION FOR RUNWAY:

a)

A PERSON WHO LEAVES THEIR HOME

b)

A WALK WAY WHERE MODELS WALK

c)

A STRIP OF LAND WHERE PLANES LAND

d)

A TRACK AND FIELD PLACE WHERE ATHLETES RUN

10.

CHOOSE THE BEST DEFINITION FOR SAFEGUARD:

a)

SOMETHING THAT KEEPS THINGS SAFE

b)

TO PROTECT SOMEONE

c)

A PERSON WHO PROTECTS A BANK

d)

WHEN YOU PUT YOUR VALUABLES IN A SAFE

11.

CHOOSE THE BEST DEFINITION FOR SPOTLIGHT:

a)

A LIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF

b)

WHEN YOU NAME YOUR DOG SPOT!

c)

A LIGHT THAT ONLY WORKS ON A SMALL SPOT

d)

A BEAM OF LIGHT THAT SHINES ON A PERSON OR AREA

12.

CHOOSE THE BEST DEFINITION FOR TEAMMATE:

a)

SOMEONE WHO COMPETES AGAINST YOU

b)

A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE TEAM

c)

A MEMBER OF THE SAME TEAM

d)

PEOPLE WHO PLAY DIFFERENT SPORTS

13.

CHOOSE THE BEST DEFINITION FOR THUNDERSTORM:

a)

A STORM WITH LARGE CLOUDS COLLIDING

b)

A STORM WHERE IT SNOWS

c)

A STORM WITH A RAINBOW

d)

A STORM WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING

14.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR TIMETABLE:

a)

SHOWS THE TIME OF DAY

b)

SHOWS THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

c)

SHOWS ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SCHEDULE

d)

A CLOCK THAT SITS ON A TABLE

15.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR VIDEOTAPE:

a)

A TAPE WHERE VIDEO OR IMAGES ARE RECORDED AND SHOWN

b)

TAPE USED TO REPAIR BROKEN VIDEOS

c)

MOVIES SHOWN ON A DVD PLAYER

d)

KNOWLEDGE OF BELIEFS PASSED ON