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Dictionary Skills 7th Grade

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which definition best fits the way the word running is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

2.

Which definition best fits the way the word chorus is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

3.

Which definition best fits the way the word wild is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

4.

Which definition best fits the way the word slipped is used in paragraph 2?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

5.

Which definition best fits the way the word drew is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

6.

Which definition best fits the way the word hauled is used in paragraph 2?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

7.

Which definition best fits the way the word matter is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

8.

Which definition best fits the way the word shrank is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

9.

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

11.

Dictionaries have thousands of words that are organized ____.

a)

by length

b)

geographically

c)

alphabetically

d)

phonetically

12.

What does a dictionary NOT have?

a)

Pronunciation guide

b)

Guide words

c)

Recipies

d)

Parts of Speech

13.

This is a:

a)

guide word

b)

pronunciation guide

c)

definition

d)

synonym

14.

What does a dictionary help us do?

a)

It tells us how to add numbers.

b)

It tells us what a word means.

c)

It tells us how many letters are in the alphabet

15.

What word comes first in the dictionary?

a)

Cucumber

b)

Jogging

c)

Zebra

d)

Elephant

16.

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

a)

Definition

b)

Example

c)

Part of speech

d)

Pronunciation

17.

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

a)

Definition

b)

Example

c)

Part of speech

d)

Pronunciation

18.

This is what we call the word being defined. It is in bold letters.

a)

guide word

b)

entry word

c)

pronunciation

d)

irregular forms

19.
Based on this dictionary entry, which of the following sentences matches this meaning of the word "bark"?
a)
The pine tree's bark was sticky with sap. 
b)
That dog's bark is worse than his bite. 
c)
I barked my shin on the coffee table. 
20.
Which definition best fits the following sentence: Noah was excited that she had been picked to judge the school's talent show. 
a)
Definition 1
b)
Definition 2
c)
Definition 3
21.
a)
She worked very meticulous on her art project.
b)
Did you meticulous with your homework last night?
c)
You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.
d)
The story was about a young meticulous.
22.

The grocery bag was light because it was packed with bread and hotdog buns.


Which definition of light is used in this sentence?

a)

lamp

b)

not heavy

c)

sunshine

d)

bright

23.

Which word has multiple definitions and will fit in both sentences?


The family gave bread crumbs to the _____ at the park.

You need to _____ so you don't hit your head on the bar.

a)

squirrel

b)

look

c)

move

d)

duck

24.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the second definition of rebound?

a)

My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

b)

The game turned on a great rebound.

c)

The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

d)

Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

25.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the first definition of obstruct?

a)

The terrorists' plan was obstructed by the witness's report.

b)

The snowbanks completely obstructed the roads in and out of our neighborhood.

c)

We expected an ocean view, but our view of the beach was obstructed by the construction crane.

d)

An emergency meeting of the basketball team obstructed our ability to get practice over with early.

26.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: From what language does the word contour originate?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

American

d)

Latin

27.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

28.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word stupendous comes from a word that means what?

a)

to be stunned

b)

extremely large in amount

c)

remarkable

d)

so great in importance as to amaze

29.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vacillate comes from a word that means what?

a)

to waver

b)

to be unable to choose between different courses of action

c)

to change between one state and another

d)

to sway from one side to another

30.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word trepidation?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

31.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which languages contain words that share the Latin origin of escapade?

a)

Spanish and Italian

b)

French and Spanish

c)

Italian and Latin

d)

French and Italian

32.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What is the adjective form of the word minuscule?

a)

minuscular

b)

minusculely

c)

minusculious

d)

miniscule

33.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the second definition of rebound?

a)

My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

b)

The game turned on a great rebound.

c)

The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

d)

Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

34.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the first definition of obstruct?

a)

The terrorists' plan was obstructed by the witness's report.

b)

The snowbanks completely obstructed the roads in and out of our neighborhood.

c)

We expected an ocean view, but our view of the beach was obstructed by the construction crane.

d)

An emergency meeting of the basketball team obstructed our ability to get practice over with early.

35.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: From what language does the word contour originate?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

American

d)

Latin

36.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

37.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word stupendous comes from a word that means what?

a)

to be stunned

b)

extremely large in amount

c)

remarkable

d)

so great in importance as to amaze

38.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vacillate comes from a word that means what?

a)

to waver

b)

to be unable to choose between different courses of action

c)

to change between one state and another

d)

to sway from one side to another

39.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word trepidation?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

40.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word deliberate can be used as what two parts of speech?

a)

adjective and verb

b)

interjection and verb

c)

adjective and adverb

d)

adjective and interjection

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