What does this simile mean? "Life is like a dark pool of water."

You can't always see what is coming next.

What does this simile mean? "July moves as slow as a sleeping snail."

It feels like it will never end.

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TCAP Reading Review

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Use this Quiz to review some skills for TCAP (prefixes, root words, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and similes).

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1
What does this idiom mean? "Will you lend me a hand?"
Will you help me?
I need a new hand.
Give me your gloves.
Can we be friends?
2
What does this simile mean? "Life is like a dark pool of water."
It is nice to jump into dark pools of water.
Life is wet.
You can't always see what is coming next.
It is never sunny.
3
What is the root word of discontinue?
discontinue
continue
con
tin
4
What does refinish mean?
to finish afterwards
to never finish
to finish before
to finish again
5
Which word is a synonym for above?
under
below
beside
over
6
What is the root word of depart?
par
de
part
art
7
What does this idiom mean? "He's on top of the world!"
He is feeling great!
He is standing on a globe.
He went to the North Pole.
He is on a field trip.
8
What does the word nonviolent mean?
not violent
to be violent after
to always be violent
to be violent before
9
What is the root word of overcharge?
overcharge
char
charge
over
10
Which word is not a synonym for ate? (HARD question)
starved
consumed
swallowed
devoured
11
Which pair of words below rhyme?
brain / same
chalk / bought
flower / cow
frail / male
12
What does the word unclear mean?
not clear
clear before
to be clear
always clear
13
What does this idiom mean? "Keep your eye on the ball."
Look at the ball.
Hit the ball with your eye.
Touch the ball to your face.
Take our your eyeball and stick it on the ball.
14
What does this simile mean? "July moves as slow as a sleeping snail."
It feels like it will never end.
We move slow in July.
July and snails are both hot.
July is slimy.
15
What does this idiom mean? "I have a splitting headache!"
I need to get a new head.
My head needs stitches.
I have a scratch in my brain.
My head hurts very badly.
16
What does the word impossible mean?
able to to possible
possible before
not possible
the quality of being possible
17
Which word is an antonym for backward?
end
reverse
turned around
forward
18
What is the root word of imperfect?
fect
im
imperfect
perfect
19
Which word is a synonym for bright?
darkness
colorless
dim
brilliant
20
Which word is an antonym for beat? (My team was beat in the second half of the game.)
win
tired
defeat
conquer
21
What is the root word of submarine?
marine
sub
mari
submarine
22
Which pair of words below rhymes?
cow / sew
wider / slid
fraud / brave
cute / newt
23
Which word is not an antonym for begin?
finish
finalize
start
end
24
What does the word disapprove mean?
to approve across
to approve again
to not approve
to approve before

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