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Dictionary skills

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is similar in definition to hearsay?

a)

sudden

b)

rumor

c)

rapid

d)

heavy

2.

What kind of cucumber is used to make pickles?

a)

gherkin

b)

orange

c)

lemon

d)

grizzly

3.

Which classroom was noisy and hard to control?

a)

the obstruct one

b)

the obstreperous one

c)

the obsidian one

d)

the obverse one

4.

What does an artist use to support a canvas?

a)

a foothold

b)

a chair

c)

an easel

d)

a cupboard

5.

Which is used to cut metal?

a)

a. a shark

b)

b. a detergent

c)

c. a caddie

d)

d. a shear

6.

Where are caftans worn?

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Eastern Mediterranean countries

d)

Alaska

7.

Who uses a surcingle?

a)

a horse

b)

a cat

c)

a human

d)

a lizard

8.

What does a joist support?

a)

a family

b)

a ceiling

c)

a car

d)

a stack of papers

9.

What do you do with a seine?

a)

sleep

b)

fish

c)

cut

d)

relax

10.

How many sides does a nonagon have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

11.

A photomicrograph is a photograph of what?

a)

phlox

b)

pheromone

c)

microscope image

d)

a squirrel

12.

Wichita Falls is a city in which state?

a)

Texas

b)

Kansas

c)

Louisianna

d)

Alaska

13.

What is the elevation of Mount Washington?

a)

1916 ft

b)

4427 ft

c)

6288 ft

d)

1609 ft

14.

What does the abbreviation MLS stand for?

a)

Major League Soccer

b)

My Left Side

c)

Magnetic Left South

d)

Major Loud Sounds

15.

What is the atomic number of hydrogen?

a)

100

b)

71

c)

113

d)

1

16.

A howdah is placed on the back of which animal?

a)

Cat

b)

Seal

c)

Elephant

d)

Lion

17.

Which is not an abbreviation of the word Thursday?

a)

Thurs

b)

Thur

c)

Tday

d)

Thu

18.

The word dystopia is most often used as a:

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

19.

The word misdoing means:

a)

A misunderstanding

b)

A wrong or improper act

c)

A good deed

d)

An accidental success

20.

Ursa Major is the name of:

a)

A constellation

b)

A species of fish

c)

A type of dinosaur

d)

A planet

21.

Which word refers to an extinct marine arthropod?

a)

Sturgeon

b)

Trilobite

c)

Ursa Major

d)

Serape

22.

The word sesquicentennial refers to how many years?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

100

d)

150

23.

Sombrero is a word that originated from which language?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Italian

d)

Greek

24.

Which of the following best defines dutiful?

a)

Lazy and unwilling to follow orders

b)

Showing a sense of duty

c)

Done without care or effort

d)

Reluctant or hesitant

25.

Esparto is:

a)

A type of grass used to make paper and baskets

b)

A musical instrument

c)

A mineral

d)

A kind of fish

26.

Multiplicand means:

a)

The process of dividing

b)

The number doing the multiplying

c)

The result of multiplication

d)

The number multiplied by another

27.

Approximately how long is the Jordan River?

a)

100 miles

b)

150 miles

c)

200 miles

d)

250 miles

28.

Another word for a popular Japanese drama with singing and dancing is called:

a)

Noh

b)

Kabuki

c)

Sumo

d)

Haiku

29.

Which is not a definition of the word key?

a)

A small device used to open a lock

b)

A map legend

c)

A system of seven musical tones

d)

A type of tree that grows in tropical regions