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Worksheets5th Grade Vocabulary Quiz #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
If an old car engine "sputtered" when starting, how did it behave?
Ran smoothly and quietly
Started playing music
Made uneven and rough noises
Changed its color
If you "excel" in math, what does it mean?
You find it very boring
You are very good at it
You've never studied it
You think it's a sport
Which of the following is another term for a "locomotive"?
Bicycle
Airplane
Ship
Train
If you "transcend" expectations, what do you do?
Forget them
Just meet them
Go above and beyond them
Fear them
Why would an inventor want "patents" for their inventions?
To color them in a unique way
To write a song about them
For legal ownership and rights to the invention
To forget about the invention
In a car engine, what does a "cylinder" do?
Acts as the car's radio
Takes in gas to make parts move
Makes the car change color
Acts as the car's air conditioner
If a bulb is "incandescent", it:
Makes a loud noise
Is completely dark
Gives off a lot of light
Smells like flowers
If a movie is described as a "flop", what does it mean?
It is a complete success
It is a complete failure
It is about fish
It is very scary
What is the primary function of a "phonograph"?
To display paintings
To type letters
To play recorded music or sound
To cook food
If an old steam train "chugged" down the tracks, how did it move?
Silently and invisibly
Very quickly, like lightning
Moved along slowly and noisily
By flying above the tracks
What are "gadgets"?
Types of trees
Animals found in the desert
Specialized machines or electronic devices
Large bodies of water
An "illustrious" author would be one who is:
Unknown to most people
Writes only in invisible ink
Famous for their achievements
Only writes about llamas
If you "revere" someone, how do you feel about them?
You are afraid of them
You think very highly of them
You find them funny
You don't know them at all
In which scenario is someone most likely to "excel"?
Forgetting their lines in a play
Scoring the highest in a spelling bee
Falling asleep during a lecture
Getting lost in their own neighborhood
If you were building a motorbike, where might you find the "cylinder"?
In the seat cushion
In the headlight
In the engine
On the handlebars
In the early 1900s, where might you listen to the latest music?
On a smartphone
On a phonograph
On a microwave
On a bicycle
Which of the following is NOT typically considered a "gadget"?
Smartphone
Television remote
A paperback book
Digital watch
If a lantern in an old movie was "incandescent", what could it do?
It could speak
It could fly
It could give off a lot of light
It could swim
When the lawnmower "sputtered" to life, what kind of noise did it make?
A smooth musical note
A rough or uneven sound
Complete silence
A voice greeting
In a race, if you "transcend" your previous record, what have you done?
You stopped halfway
You achieved the same time as before
You performed worse than before
You achieved a better time than before.
