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WorksheetsCOW Ch 1: Into the Primitive Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which sentence best shows the meaning of primitive as used in vocabulary study?
The tools were shiny and factory-fresh models
The tools were simple and early-stage designs
The tools were borrowed from a local library
The tools were expensive and custom-made only
Primitive is most commonly used as which part of speech in this unit?
Adjective describing early-stage traits
Adverb meaning in a basic manner
Verb meaning to make something older
Noun meaning ancient person or thing
Which choice most closely matches a synonym for scale (as a noun) in this unit?
Fish skin or reptile covering
Climb up something tall
Measuring tool or rating system
Flake that peels from paint
In the sentence, "The judges used a scale of 1 to 5," what does scale mean?
The act of climbing a wall
A thin plate on a dragon
A rating range used for judging
A set of metal weights
Which sentence uses vast correctly?
She owned a vast library of fantasy novels
He took a vast to measure ingredients
The soup tasted vast and sour today
They whispered vast to hide their plan
Vast most nearly means
Average and fairly common
Uneven and poorly shaped
Tiny and easy to ignore
Very great in extent or amount
Obscurely is used as which part of speech in this list?
Adverb modifying how action happens
Verb meaning to hide an object
Adjective describing a hidden room
Noun naming a secret place
Which sentence best shows the meaning of obscurely?
She painted obscurely in bright neons
She cooked obscurely using clear steps
She shouted obscurely across the gym
She spoke obscurely, barely revealing facts
Mere most nearly means
Full or complete in itself
Slow or hesitant to move
Wild or aggressive in nature
Small or insignificant in value
Which sentence uses mere correctly?
The mere ran quickly across town
It was a mere scratch, nothing serious
She mere the story to her friend
A mere of birds flew overhead
Assail means to
Argue politely and agree
Heal a wound with care
Measure distance exactly
Trouble persistently or attack
Which scenario shows someone being assailed?
A driver parks carefully between lines
A gull swoops at hikers near its nest
A teacher praises work with calm words
A baker cools pies on a wide rack
Resolve, as used in this unit, most nearly means
Make a firm decision or find a solution
Break a promise and quit a task
Argue loudly without end
Describe a problem in great detail
Which sentence uses resolve correctly?
They resolved to end the argument today
They resolved the picture into bright reds
They resolve a ladder to the tall wall
They resolve across the river by boat
Which pair of words best completes the idea: A parent bird may ______ anyone who gets too near its nest, but a patient mediator can help ______ the conflict between neighbors.
assail; resolve
resolve; mere
scale; primitive
vast; obscurely
