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WorksheetsLift Level 3 Unit 1 Vocabulary and Word Meanings Quiz
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
The word function means
to view or see.
to make or create.
to act or perform.
to enjoy or have fun.
When you alter something, you
change it.
destroy it.
make a copy of it.
make it work again.
Which word describes acting in the way that other people expect them to act?
function
conform
savor
influence
The word savor means
to defend or protect.
to save something for later.
to enjoy or appreciate fully.
to help someone who is in need.
Someone or something that has the ability to influence can
experience great joy or happiness.
affect another’s feelings or actions.
learn about and understand a subject.
provide others with food and shelter.
A person’s values are
the financial worth of his or her possessions.
his or her beliefs about what is important.
the qualities related to his or her senses.
his or her uniqueness.
The word normative
means feeling sure or certain.
relating to the senses.
following common standards and rules.
relating to someone of the same age or grade.
When something is external,
it is weak or easily hurt.
has importance or significance.
can be seen or understood easily.
exists outside of something.
If someone is an acquaintance, the person
has different qualities from other people.
is known slightly but is not a close friend.
can be trusted to keep another person’s secrets.
is able to overcome difficult conditions.
The word frail means
weak or easily hurt.
very old and valuable.
unable to speak clearly.
on the inside of something.
The word perceptual means
conveniently located
nearby
well organized in decision-making.
relating to noticing something with the senses.
A person who shows good judgment
shows humor or patience.
knows what is right or wrong.
uses reasoning and sense.
has the ability to act quickly.
Which word describes something that is easily seen or understood?
obvious
comprehensive
resilient
remarkable
People who are the same age or grade are members of the same ______ group.
external
frail
peer
majority
A person’s characteristics are part of the person’s ______.
identity
isolation
judgment
consequence
A ______ is an organized, functioning society.
civilization
consequence
majority
isolation
The word consequence means
intelligence; cleverness.
uniqueness; originality.
importance; significance.
loneliness; friendlessness.
When someone feels confident, that person is
sure or certain.
scared or afraid.
confused or lost.
happy or satisfied.
What does it mean to have individuality?
to be similar to others
to be different from others
to behave a certain way when alone
to behave a certain way with a group
A majority of a group of people consists of how many people?
less than half
more than half
exactly half
one person
Which of the following represents a quantity that is more than half but less than a whole?
half
more than half
larger than a whole
less than half
What does the term "half" mean in relation to a whole?
Equal to a whole
Less than half
One out of two equal parts
More than a whole
If you have a quantity that is "larger than a whole," which of the following best describes it?
It is less than half
It is equal to half
It is more than one whole
It is exactly one whole
Isolation is the state of
being organized.
important.
afraid.
alone.
When something is resilient, it is
located on the inside of something.
able to follow common standards and rules.
related to other things with similar characteristics.
able to survive or recover from difficult conditions.
What is the main topic of the passage "Animals Adopting Animals"?
The diet of wild animals
How animals adopt other animals
The migration patterns of birds
The training of domesticated pets
According to the passage, what is kin selectivity?
The process of animals migrating together
The adoption of unrelated animals from different species
The adoption of animals from different communities within the same species
The training of young animals by their parents
Why did Marianne Riedman study elephant seals in California?
To observe their hunting techniques
To study their migration patterns
To understand the value of adoptive behavior among seal pups
To train them for marine shows
What did Riedman speculate about adult female seals who adopt pups?
They do it to increase their own food supply
They have seen other seals’ parental instincts and may be preparing for their own future offspring
They are forced by humans to adopt
They want to form larger groups for migration
Which of the following is an example of adopting close relatives mentioned in the passage?
A dog feeding a kitten
A lioness adopting a frail baby leopard
A chimpanzee adopting a seal pup
A bird feeding a fish
Based on the passage, what mutual benefits does adoption provide in the animal kingdom?
It helps animals find more food
It provides benefits to the missing mother, the orphan, and the adoptive mother
It allows animals to migrate further
It helps animals learn new tricks
Why might people expect adoptive behavior to occur more among domesticated animals?
Because wild animals are more aggressive
Because domesticated animals live in proximity and are part of a familiar social group
Because domesticated animals are trained by humans
Because wild animals do not care for their young
What reasoning did Riedman use to explain why adult female seals might adopt pups?
They want to increase their territory
They are preparing for their own future offspring by observing parental instincts
They are forced by environmental changes
They are trying to attract more mates
What is an example of interspecies adoption mentioned in the passage?
A lioness in Kenya adopting a baby oryx
A wolf adopting a rabbit
A bear adopting a fox
A tiger adopting a zebra
According to the passage, what is an oryx?
A type of antelope found in Africa and Asia
A type of bird found in South America
A species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean
A kind of reptile found in Australia
Why do scientists find it difficult to explain interspecies adoption in animals?
They can't identify the specific factors that influence the behavior
They have never observed it in the wild
They believe it only happens in captivity
They think it is caused by environmental pollution
What do researchers Isabelle Winder and Vivien Shaw suggest about animal caring behavior?
Caring may be the consequence of innate parental instincts or genuine caring
Animals only care for their own species
Caring is always a learned behavior
Animals do not have the capacity to care for others
Based on the passage, what can be inferred about the uniqueness of human caring compared to animals?
Humans may not be unique in their capacity to care and help each other
Humans are the only species capable of caring
Animals never show caring behavior
Only domesticated animals can care for others
Which evidence supports the idea that interspecies adoptions do happen?
Many seal mothers have adopted orphan seal pups.
A lioness adopted a baby leopard that was weak and needed help.
A lioness adopted a type of antelope that is typically a lion’s prey.
A capuchin monkey adopted a baby marmoset, which is a different kind of monkey.
Which two pieces of evidence support the idea that adopting within a species also extends to members of subspecies? Choose two answers.
“… chimpanzees living in West Africa have adopted unrelated orphan chimps from different communities.” (paragraph 3)
“… in India, a lioness adopted a frail baby leopard and cared for it with her own newborn cubs.” (paragraph 5)
“… in Brazil, a capuchin monkey adopted an infant marmoset, a different kind of monkey, as one of her own babies.” (paragraph 5)
“… a lioness in Kenya that lost her own cub adopted a baby oryx.” (paragraph 6)
What was Li Yung looking forward to on the first day of the new school year?
Meeting her new teachers
Seeing her best friends Jasmine, Ellen, and Kenisha
Trying out for the basketball team
Going on a field trip
How did Li Yung feel after attending cross-country camp?
Tired and uninterested in sports
Excited and confident in her running
Nervous about meeting new people
Disappointed with her performance
Why did Ellen joke with Li Yung about being a "runaway"?
Because Li Yung was late to school
Because Li Yung had been running at camp
Because Li Yung was moving to a new city
Because Li Yung forgot her swim jacket
What decision did Li Yung announce to her friends at the end of the passage?
She was quitting all sports
She was joining the cross-country team
She was moving to another school
She was becoming the swim team captain
Based on the passage, what can be inferred about Li Yung’s feelings toward swimming after attending running camp?
She no longer likes swimming at all
She feels more excitement for running than for swimming
She wants to quit all sports
She is afraid of swimming now
Why did Li Yung feel different after cross-country camp?
She made new friends at camp
She learned a new sport and felt more confident
She got a new locker at school
She was tired from summer vacation
Why does Li Yung decide not to be on the swim team this year?
Because she doesn't like swimming anymore.
Because her friends are not on the team.
Because the cross-country team practices overlap with swim-team practices.
Because she wants to try a new sport.
How do Ellen and Jasmine react when Li Yung says she can't be on the swim team?
They are happy for her.
They look incredulous and are upset.
They ignore her.
They immediately join the cross-country team.
What does Kenisha do to support Li Yung when she announces her decision?
She tells her to quit both teams.
She silences Ellen and Jasmine and assures Li Yung of their support.
She leaves the group.
She joins the swim team instead.
What evidence from the text shows that Li Yung values her friendships?
She ignores her friends after joining the cross-country team.
She is grateful for her best friends and hugs them tightly at the end.
She argues with her friends about her decision.
She forgets about her old friends completely.
What is the main theme of the passage?
The importance of winning races.
The value of friendship and support during difficult decisions.
The benefits of joining sports teams.
The challenges of schoolwork.
Read the sentences from “Running into Trouble.” Running hurt, for sure—but then, after pushing through the pain and exhaustion, it felt amazing and freeing. She felt confident in her running and felt more excitement for the sport than she ever had for swimming. What do these details reveal about Li Yung?
She dislikes how running makes her body hurt.
She enjoys the way that running makes her feel.
She likes swimming just as much as she likes running.
She is concerned about the injuries she might suffer while running.
Read paragraphs 4–5 of “Running into Trouble.” What do these details reveal about Jasmine and Ellen?
They secretly feel angry that Li Yung left for the summer.
They are Li Yung’s running teammates from camp.
They have a close relationship with Li Yung.
They often treat Li Yung with disrespect.
Read paragraphs 8–9 of “Running into Trouble.” How do the teacher’s words affect the plot of the story? Choose two answers.
Li Yung’s friends become upset because of Li Yung’s decision.
Li Yung withholds her news about being on the cross-country running team.
Li Yung tells her friends about her decision to run cross country instead of swim with her friends on the team.
They inspire Li Yung to be truthful and honest about her decision to run instead of swim.
Read paragraphs 18–19 of “Running into Trouble.” Kenisha’s actions and words have what effect on the story’s plot?
They help move the plot forward by creating a turning point.
They introduce a new character to the story.
They resolve all the conflicts in the story.
They cause the story to end abruptly.
Which of the following best explains how the actions of Jasmine, Ellen, and Kenisha affect Li Yung’s actions at the end of the story?
They encourage Li Yung to make a brave decision.
They prevent Li Yung from finishing the race.
They ignore Li Yung, causing her to give up.
They compete against Li Yung, making her feel isolated.
Read the titles. Which do you predict would be the title of an informational article about life in one of the world’s oceans?
Deep in the Pacific
Birds of the South Pole
Who Swims in the Great Lakes?
Ecosystems of the East Coast
Read the headings. Which heading would you predict to be used for the section of an article about the emperor and prime minister of Japan?
Different Religions of Japan
The Government of Japan
The Landforms of Japan
Famous Artists of Japan
Suppose that a page has a photo of a mountain. Its caption reads, “It is important to dress properly when climbing the summit of a mountain.” Which is most likely the topic of the text on the page, based on the photo and the caption?
data about the highest mountains in Asia
a comparison of the world’s tallest mountains
information about wild animals that survive on mountains
information for people who seek adventures in extreme locations
What is the infinitive in the sentence: "People may expect adoptive behavior to take place among domesticated animals."?
expect
adoptive
to take
among
In the sentence, "To answer her question, Riedman noted more than 500 instances of adoptive behavior," the infinitive "to answer" is used as which part of speech?
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
In the quotation, "To be nobody-but-yourself... means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting," the infinitives "to be" and "to fight" are both used as which part of speech?
nouns
adjectives
adverbs
verbs
Using your knowledge of word relationships, what is the meaning of "adoptive" as used in the sentence: "People may expect adoptive behavior to take place among domesticated animals"?
the state of
adopting the act of
adoption adopting
of or relating to adoption
Using your knowledge of word relationships, what is the meaning of "selectivity" as used in the sentence: "This type of adoption is called kin selectivity"?
making a selection
the quality of being selective
one who selects to do something
the state of participating in a selection
Using your knowledge of word relationships, what is the meaning of "interspecies" as used in the sentence: "Have scientists observed any examples of interspecies adoptions?"
belonging in the same species
being part of many species
identifying a species
occurring between different species
Read the sentence from “Running into Trouble.” The girls’ faces fell in a look of incredulity. Using your knowledge of word relationships, what is the meaning of incredulity?
being in the state of not believing
not needing to be believed
growing in belief
fully believing
Read the sentence from “Running into Trouble.” For the next few weeks, Li Yung struggled in school, saddened to abandon her friends, but she enjoyed the cross-country training in the afternoons. Using your knowledge of word relationships, what is the meaning of saddened?
having become sad
feeling the opposite of sad
wanting others to feel sad
causing others to feel sad
Read the sentences from “Animals Adopting Animals.” After all, pets and farm animals live in proximity to each other. They may consider everyone part of a benevolent and familiar social group. Based on context clues, what is the meaning of benevolent and familiar?
assumed to be unintelligent but friendly
treated equally, regardless of status
knowing and in a good relationship with others
closely related but cautious of one another
Read the sentence from “Animals Adopting Animals.” This led Riedman to speculate that the adult female seals may adopt because they have seen other seals’ parental instincts. Based on context clues, what is the meaning of speculate?
to make an educated guess
to take an uneducated guess
to know something for certain
to prove something true with facts
Read the sentence from “Animals Adopting Animals.” This type of adoption provides mutual benefits to the missing mother, the orphan, and the adoptive mother. Based on context clues, what is the meaning of mutual benefits?
resulting in positive outcomes for only one person or thing
resulting in both negative and positive outcomes
resulting in negative outcomes for all
resulting in positive outcomes for all
Based on context clues, what is the meaning of pushing through?
being forced to act
doing something for the first time
continuing on despite difficulties
moving in a nearly out-of-control way
Based on context clues, what is the meaning of boisterous?
sad and tearful
loud and joyful
tense and cautious
noisy and annoying
Which of the following is NOT a required element for the fictional short story described in the instructions?
An interesting title
At least one setting and at least two characters
A list of vocabulary words
At least two lines of dialogue
What is the purpose of including exposition in your short story?
To introduce the main characters and setting
To describe the resolution of the conflict
To provide a list of events in random order
To write dialogue between characters
Which sequence correctly represents the order of events in a plot as described in the instructions?
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Climax, exposition, conflict, falling action, rising action, resolution
Conflict, exposition, rising action, resolution, climax, falling action
Exposition, rising action, resolution, conflict, climax, falling action
Why is it important to include descriptive details about the characters, setting(s), and events in your short story?
To make the story more engaging and help readers visualize what is happening
To make the story longer
To confuse the reader
To avoid writing dialogue
Imagine you are writing a short story about a disagreement between two friends at school. Which of the following would be an example of rising action?
The friends start arguing about a group project
The story ends with the friends making up
The main characters are introduced
The setting is described as a classroom
Which of the following best defines a person's identity?
The way a person looks
The unique combination of traits, values, and beliefs a person has
The number of friends a person has
The possessions a person owns
What does it mean if someone conforms to a group?
They ignore the group's rules
They act in a way that matches the group's expectations
They always disagree with the group
They leave the group
Which word describes the ability to recover quickly from challenges?
isolation
external
resilient
majority
