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Wordly Wise Book 5 Lesson 11

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Increased sunlight accelerates the growth of plants. Accelerates means:

a)

stunts

b)

fries

c)

to bring about earlier

d)

hinders

2.

Mexico City lies at an altitude of almost 8,000 feet. Altitude means:

a)

miles

b)

mountainous terrain

c)

attitude

d)

height above sea level

3.

I am anxious about how I did on the Spanish test. Anxious means:

a)

confident

b)

worried

c)

bueno

d)

fail

4.

Mom braced the table leg with a metal strip to keep it from wobbling. Braced means:

a)

to make stronger

b)

broke

c)

hammered

d)

fixed

5.

We are confident that we will win Saturday's hockey game. Confident means:

a)

happy

b)

determined

c)

certain

d)

anxious

6.

Contact with a live wire will give you an electric shock. Contact means:

a)

touching

b)

sparks

c)

ignite

d)

create

7.

Senator Gary's supporters exulted when she easily won reelection. Exulted means:

a)

voted

b)

campaigned

c)

celebrated

d)

cheered

8.

The pilot steered the plan out of the hangar and onto the runway. Hangar means

a)

airplane garage

b)

mis-spelling of hanger

c)

airport

d)

runway

9.

The maximum speed of this car is 80 miles per hour. Maximum means

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

illegal

d)

greatest amount

10.

Our methodical serach of the house failed to turn up any evidence of the lost key. Methodical means

a)

desperate

b)

futile

c)

orderly

d)

fast

11.

Your nonchalant attitude toward school worries your parents. Nonchalant means:

a)

stress

b)

lack of concern

c)

appropriate

d)

stylish

12.

The bus proceeded down the street after I got off. Proceed means

a)

to go on

b)

drive

c)

exhaust

d)

spin

13.

Pedestrians saunter along the riverbank. Saunter

a)

unhurried walk

b)

run

c)

sit

d)

row

14.

The long guitar solo was the best part of the concert. Solo means

a)

made by one person

b)

air guitar

c)

isolating

d)

performance

15.

Each horse in the barn has its own stall. Stall means

a)

racetrack

b)

bridle

c)

a place for an animal

d)

food