WordlyWise3000 Book 7, Lesson XIV

Question 1

A SCRUPULOUS person...

Accepted Answer

...wants to get every assignment done perfectly., ...is very honest and trustworthy., ...pays very close attention to detail.

Question 2

Cats usually LURK quietly when they hunt.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 3

What does the word PANDER mean?

Accepted Answer

It means to promise or do something to make someone happy.

Question 4

CENSORED means "Bad things blocked out/covered up": which of these might need to be CENSORED?

Accepted Answer

An FBI Tape showing the location of A Drug Lord., A CIA Letter about North Korea

Question 5

Which of these is A LEGENDARY figure from US History?

Accepted Answer

Paul Bunyan, John Henry

Question 6

Summer is a DISMAL time for Grace Students.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 7

Which of these types of weather is generally considered DISMAL?

Accepted Answer

Stormclouds

Question 8

A Teacher has to be a SCRUPULOUS Person.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 9

A SNARE is also a type of drum.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 10

The word PREPOSTEROUS means...

Accepted Answer

...too crazy to be true., ...to absurd to believe.

Question 11

Jayson was probably INCREDULOUS when VA-Tech beat Virginia in basketball in Charlottesville.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

The word INCREDULOUS means "doubtful or _____".

Accepted Answer

skeptical

Question 13

It is PLAUSIBLE that there is Alien Life on other planets.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 14

If Mia and Mikalah are INCREDULOUS about winning $1,000,000, what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

They think there's no way that they can win $1,000,000.

Question 15

What is AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY?

Accepted Answer

It is the story of someone's life written by that person.

Question 16

If a SCRUPULOUS person finds a bag of money on a park bench, what might he or she do with it?

Accepted Answer

She might take it to the police and say where it was found.

Question 17

A MENAGERIE can be a varied mixture of many things.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 18

Which of these might seem the most PREPOSTEROUS?

Accepted Answer

Jayson defeating Usain Bolt AND Michael Phelps in a race...

Question 19

Which of these might ENTHRALL a 21st Century Middle School Student?

Accepted Answer

Winning free tickets to a LeCrae concert in Washington DC

Question 20

How would someone PANDER to a bully?

Accepted Answer

He or she would do whatever the bully asked., He or she would give the bully his or her lunch money.

Question 21

Europe PANDERED to Adolf Hitler in the mid- and late-1930's prior to World War Two's beginning.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 22

EXTRA 002: Mr. Lovelace lived in _____ longer than he lived in Japan.

Accepted Answer

KENTUCKY

Question 23

To get Mr. Lovelace ENTHRALLED, all someone has to do is ask questions about Quantum Physics.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 24

Which of these might seem the most PLAUSIBLE?

Accepted Answer

Jaiden hitting a three point shot from NBA range...

Question 25

ALLEGE means to state as a fact with ample, or much, proof.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 26

Which of these foods might be considered EXOTIC by most Americans?

Accepted Answer

Sushi

Question 27

Which of these is AN ANACHRONISM?

Accepted Answer

Baseball being played during the Roman Empire times...

Question 28

If Nolan ALLEGES that Tom Brady came to his house to visit, what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Nolan says it happened, but there's no real evidence for it.

Question 29

"To hold the attention as though under a spell" is...

Accepted Answer

ENTHRALL

Question 30

Who is President Trump's COUNTERPART in Japan?

Accepted Answer

Japan's Prime Minister

Question 31

DISMAL means "Dark or extremely gloomy": which of these might make a student's day DISMAL?

Accepted Answer

Failing a pop quiz in Mr. Lovelace's class

Question 32

Which of these plants is a close cousin to HEMP?

Accepted Answer

Cannabis, Marijuana

Question 33

CONCUSIVE means

Accepted Answer

What is CONCUSIVE?

Question 34

EXTRA 001: Japan and China were once the same nation.

Accepted Answer

NO, FALSE

Question 35

When one has CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE, it means there is no further real argument or question.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 36

For many years, Silk was an EXOTIC clothing material in the West.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 37

Which of these might be similar to A MENAGERIE?

Accepted Answer

Zoo

Question 38

A Freshman in College or University is often NAIVE about University Life.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 39

THERE'S NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES can also mean GOOD FRIENDS ARE GOOD COMPANY.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 40

What does the word TO ALLEGE mean?

Accepted Answer

ALL of these are Correct...

Question 41

PIOUS means "Evil" or "VERY BAD in Character".

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 42

Which of the below birds is EXOTIC to the USA?

Accepted Answer

Macaws

Question 43

The word KATA means "To Practice _____"in Japanese

Accepted Answer

Karate

Question 44

EXTRA 003: At what age did Mrs. Lovelace start playing the piano?

Accepted Answer

6 years old

Question 45

It's PREPOSTEROUS that Jesus Christ really lived on Planet Earth.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 46

BLAND or STALE means TASTY, DELICIOUS, and/or FLAVORFUL

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 47

A COUNTERPART is...

Accepted Answer

the same or similar type of person in a different place., the same or similar type of position in another area.

Question 48

What is NAIVE?

Accepted Answer

It means "inexperienced" or "innocent".

Question 49

Something that is seemingly true but not necessarily so is _____.

Accepted Answer

PLAUSIBLE

Question 50

What is the Japanese word for SWORD?

Accepted Answer

KATANA

Question 51

Which of these is AN ANTONYM for NAIVE?

Accepted Answer

Aware

Question 52

What is CONCLUSIVE evidence that Jesus the Christ really lived?

Accepted Answer

His teachings have survived many attempts to destroy them, Eyewitness accounts of more than five hundred people, The Bible, which can be verified by 25,000 ancient documents, Historical Record by men like Flavius Josephus and Tacitus

Question 53

LEGENDARY means...

Accepted Answer

famous., relating to a usually true story., well-known.

Question 54

Michael Jordan was a LEGENDARY Baseball Player

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 55

Which of these animals might LURK around a farm?

Accepted Answer

Weasel

Question 56

A collection of animals kept in cages for showing to the public is _____.

Accepted Answer

A Menagerie

Question 57

Which of these is A MORAL?

Accepted Answer

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush., There is no honor among thieves.

Question 58

What did or does AN AQUEDUCT do?

Accepted Answer

It transports water.

Question 59

Which of these would be an example of AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC Character?

Accepted Answer

Aslan in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

Question 60

Grace's COUNTERPART in Staunton is Stuart Hall School.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 61

A SNARE is something that usually traps,captures, or entangles a living thing.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 62

Which of these might have A BIBLIOGRAPHY?

Accepted Answer

A Research Paper, A Book about The Battle of Gettysburg

Question 63

The word LURK means...

Accepted Answer

ALL of these are Correct.

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