Wordly Wise book 4 Midterm Test 1

Question 1

Nadia Comaneci continued to astonish judges and television viewers around the globe. Which word means same astonish?

Accepted Answer

amaze

Question 2

The audience applauded at the end of her routine. This means

Accepted Answer

the audience clapped their hands.

Question 3

Her muscular yet flexible arms and legs let her swing around the bars as a bird swooping in flight. Flexible means

Accepted Answer

able to bend easily.

Question 4

The audience was astounded by Nadia. This means the audience

Accepted Answer

was amazed by her talent.

Question 5

Nadia Comanci, a fourteen-year-old gymnast, was representing Romania at the Olympic Games. This means that Nadia was

Accepted Answer

an athlete on the Romanian Olympic team.

Question 6

Nadia had a strong desire to compete and win. Desire means about the same as

Accepted Answer

wish.

Question 7

On the first day of the gymnastics competition, Comaneci showed off her skill on the uneven parallel bars. Parallel mean

Accepted Answer

lying in the same direction and the same distance apart

Question 8

It took Nadia Comaneci many years to prepare for the Olympic games. Which means about the same as prepare?

Accepted Answer

get ready

Question 9

She seemed to have limbs of steel. What does this sentence mean?

Accepted Answer

Nadia's arms and legs were very strong.

Question 10

At the end of the routine, she descended to the floor mat. What does descended mean in this passage?

Accepted Answer

moved down

Question 11

Yet Nadia achieved a record matched by no other Olympian. In this sentence, achieved means

Accepted Answer

reached.

Question 12

Nadia was graceful flying through the air. In this sentence, graceful means

Accepted Answer

having beautiful movements.

Questions 12