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T3W5 Multiple Meaning Words

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My father and I were the only ones home, and I took the staircase in a bound, terrified.

In this sentence, bound means:

a)

an offensive or strike against a formidable enemy

b)

an act of tripping or momentarily losing one's balance

c)

a light, self-propelled movement upward or forward

d)

a state of nervous excitement or agitation; adither

2.

Although President Kennedy maintained a family compound in Hyannis, across the sound on Cape Cod, he liked to sail near the Vineyard.

In this sentence, sound means:

a)

strait

b)

noise

c)

tenor

d)

border

3.

His voice was absolutely , ​ (a)   unmarked by any change of inflection.​

Choose from the below words
level
lanky
lawless
literary
4.

His first casual inspection of the ashes revealed nothing.

In this sentence, casual means:

a)

predictable

b)

official

c)

systematic

d)

superficial

5.

The field companies suffered heavily, and rendered good service as infantry.

In this sentence, rendered means:

a)

necessitated

b)

yielded

c)

suffered

d)

commandeered

6.

pitch means:

a)

an energetic attempt to achieve something

b)

the act of taking something that is offered

c)

a radio or television show

d)

the action or manner of throwing something

7.

base means:

a)

powerhouse

b)

cornerstone

c)

workforce

d)

fieldwork

8.

eminent means:

a)

illustrious

b)

transparent

c)

homogeneous

d)

congenial

9.

The EPA’s recent discharge of toxic water in Colorado was many times larger.

In this sentence, discharge means:

a)

detonation

b)

dismissal

c)

achievement

d)

outpouring

10.

Mistaken eyewitnesses ​ (a)   in 34 percent of wrongful convictions in the database of the National Registry of Exonerations.

Choose from the below words
figured
propelled
corroded
alternated