Wordly Wise Lesson 19 Multiple Choice

Question 1

That excavation is the site of the future community pool. Excavation means

Accepted Answer

place where there are ruins

Question 2

Excelsior Geyser produces a thousand gallons of scalding water each minute. What is an ANTONYM?

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icy

Question 3

It's likely that Corey will be expelled from school. What is an ANTONYM for expelled?

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admitted

Question 4

The riots were a prelude to the revolution. What is a synonym for prelude?

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introduction

Question 5

Brittany was scalded when she

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spilled hot tea on her hand.

Question 6

Erika is a painstaking carpenter. What is an ANTONYM of painstaking?

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careless

Question 7

Dr. Kim and her students excavated the site. What does excavated mean?

Accepted Answer

dug

Question 8

To find out the squirrel population of your neighborhood, you should

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find a means of counting them.

Question 9

To keep the fireflies he had captured from suffocating, Tito

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punched air holes in their container.

Question 10

The bears are dormant now. They will

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stay in a sleeplike state until spring.

Question 11

The baby expelled a mouthful of strained peas. In this sentence, expelled means

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spit out

Question 12

The explorers came upon a stupendous waterfall. What does stupendous mean?

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amazing

Question 13

When we pour the molten syrup in the mold, it will

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cool and harden.

Question 14

The eruption of applause surprised the singer. What does eruption mean in this sentence?

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sudden burst

Question 15

He encountered fumes of

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the burning rubber.

Question 16

I felt a tremor of nervousness as I stepped onto the stage.

Accepted Answer

shiver

Question 17

The population of a city refers to

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the number of people living in it.

Question 18

What did scientists do to excavate Pompeii?

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uncovered its buried ruins

Question 19

Brian writes elegant prose. An ANTONYM of elegant is

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sloppy

Question 20

Someone is most likely to fume over

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a mean remark.

Question 21

The economy is dormant now. What does dormant mean?

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inactive

Question 22

Oregon is not as heavily populated as California. This means that

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fewer people live in Oregon.

Question 23

The geyser erupted, and

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a column of steaming water burst up.

Question 24

Suffocation is

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dying for lack of air

Question 25

Where are you most likely to hear a prelude?

Accepted Answer

at a concert

Question 26

How many people perished in the Civil War? What is a synonym for perished?

Accepted Answer

died

Wordly Wise Lesson 19 Multiple Choice

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Wordly Wise Lesson 19 Multiple Choice

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