The word "telephone" has the Greek root phon, meaning "sound." What does "telephone" most likely mean?

Sending sound across a distance

What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?

To start a conversation in a social setting

Which sentence contains a hyperbole?

I have a ton of homework tonight.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

The word "predict" contains the Latin root dict, which means "to say." What does "predict" mean?

To say something before it happens

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1
Which of the following words contains a silent letter?
jump
sing
knight
play
2
The word "telephone" has the Greek root phon, meaning "sound." What does "telephone" most likely mean?
Writing with sound
Hearing with your eyes
Sound made by machines
Sending sound across a distance
3
What does the word "rewrite" mean?
To erase something
To fix a sentence
To read again
To write again
4
The word "geology" contains geo (Earth) and logy (study of). What does "geology" mean?
The study of weather
The study of Earth
The study of animals
The study of plants
5
What is the meaning of "transport"?
To report information
To build something
To carry something across
To stop something
6
What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
To end a relationship
To literally crack ice
To start a conversation in a social setting
To make a situation colder
7
Which sentence contains a hyperbole?
She sings beautifully.
I have a ton of homework tonight.
The sun set behind the mountains.
To make a situation colder
8
The prefix mis- means "wrong" or "bad." What does the word "misbehave" mean?
To behave well
To behave in a wrong way
To behave at school
To forget how to behave
9
What does the word "autograph" most likely mean?
A written signature
A photo of yourself
A self-portrait
A drawing of yourself
10
The word "audible" comes from the Latin root aud, meaning "to hear." What does "audible" mean?
Hard to taste
Able to be heard
Easy to see
Unable to be touched
11
What does the word "bicycle" mean?
A two-wheeled vehicle
A one-wheeled scooter
A wheel with no pedals
A four-wheeled vehicle
12
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The stars twinkled in the night sky.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
She ran as fast as a cheetah.
The cat sat on the mat.
13
The word "invisible" contains the Latin root vis (see) and the prefix in- (not). What does "invisible" mean?
Easy to see
Seen from far away
Able to be seen
Not able to be seen
14
The word "predict" contains the Latin root dict, which means "to say." What does "predict" mean?
To say something again
To speak with someone else
To stop speaking
To say something before it happens

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