Released SOL Vocabulary

Question 1

What does inducement mean? (As further inducement, all entrants will have a chance to win...)

Accepted Answer

encouragement

Question 2

Which situation would you likely use the word bantering to describe? (bantering lightheartedly)

Accepted Answer

school lunch table

Question 3

Which of these would be an impediment? (He wound through construction and other impediments.)

Accepted Answer

knocked over chair

Question 4

Which of these items would be considered obsolete by most? (The technology has become obsolete)

Accepted Answer

typewriter

Question 5

What does it mean if something snakes?(The Amazon River snakes 4000 miles through South America

Accepted Answer

to curve in a direction

Question 6

What does the word demoralized mean? (Worse still, the once spunky toddler became demoralized.)

Accepted Answer

hopeless

Question 7

If you critique something, you--(A group of teachers will critique materials and give feedback)

Accepted Answer

make a judgment of

Question 8

In which situation would you not use an inducement?(As inducement, all entrants are eligible

Accepted Answer

reading a book

Question 9

What does it mean to have surpassed?(The human population of Sri Lanka has surpassed 20 million

Accepted Answer

exceeded

Question 10

What does formulate most closely mean? (The Royal Commission met to formulate a solution.)

Accepted Answer

determine

Question 11

Which word means the most similar to radically? (This radically changed the ecosystem, as ...)

Accepted Answer

drastically

Question 12

Who is least likely to be described as listless?(He grew listless, losing interest in his toys)

Accepted Answer

a fitness instructor

Question 13

What is another word for an anecdote?(She pulled down a book of Maya Angelou's funny anecdotes)

Accepted Answer

excerpts

Question 14

What is an antonym for obsolete? (Technology less commonly used or even obsolete...)

Accepted Answer

used often

Question 15

Which word does not mean dwindled? (As names rolled off his tongue, the boy's hopes dwindled)

Accepted Answer

increase quickly

Question 16

What is turmoil? (This change causes turmoil, resulting in an increased number of conflicts.)

Accepted Answer

commotion

Question 17

Which of these situations would likely cause turmoil?(This change causes turmoil, resulting in)

Accepted Answer

a fire alarm

Question 18

What does adept mean? (A natural athlete, he became adept in...)

Accepted Answer

skilled

Question 19

Which one of these is a renowned musician?(Some musicians later became quite renowned for...))

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 20

Which word is an antonym for renowned?(Some of the musicians later became quite renowned for...

Accepted Answer

unknown

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