Elements of Vocabulary Test: Week 18

Elements of Vocabulary Test: Week 18 1. Which would be easiest to acclimate to? A. sleeping on a lumpy bed B. living near a beehive C. having your favorite foods for lunch everyday D. walking fifty miles to school each day 2. Which would most people think is superb weather? a. cold and rainy b. sunny and warm c. windy and snowy d. foggy and cold 3. Which activity takes endurance? a. climbing a mountian b. opening a present c. drawing a happy face d. putting on your socks 4. Why might you preempt taking a boat ride? a. You like boat rides. b. Your friends want to take boat ride with you. c. It's a beautiful day. d. You know you always get sick on boats. 5. Which would not compel a driver to stop the car? a. a green light b. a stop light c. a red light d. a skunk crossing the road 6. Which is true if you are fervent about something? a. you think about it once in a while b. you don't know anything about it c. you really care about it d. you don't care about it at all 7. When would a student embark on going to high school? a. before preschool b. right after kindergarten c. after middle school d. after high school graduation 8. What might an intuitive painter say about the colors he chose for his painting? a. "My friend's favorite colors are green and purple." b. "My art book says green and purple look nice together." c. "Green and purple were the only colors I had left." d. "I felt like green and purple fit the best for this art."

Elements of Vocabulary Test: Week 16

Elements of Vocabulary Test: Week 16

1. What would patrons at a football game most likely do?
A. serve dinner
B. clap and cheer
C. play football
D. look at paintings

2.  Which person is most likely to be legendary?
A. an explorer
B. a shopkeeper
C. a teacher
D. a letter carrier

3.  What might be fun to envision?
A. going to the nurses' office
B. summer vacation
C. failing a test
D. losing a baseball game

4.  Which person is most likely to show defiance?
A. someone who is happy
B. someone who is sad
C. someone who will not obey
D. someone who is laughing

5. What usually precedes thunder?
A. lightning
B. snow
C. hail
D. ice

6.  Which word best describes a dismal day?
A. cheerful
B. bright
C. sad
D. sunny

7. What might cause someone to be scornful?
A. a good idea
B. a bad idea
C. a funny idea
D. a smart idea

8.  Which place has the most grandeur?
A. a shoe store
B. a park bench
C. the grocery store
D. a king's palace

Elements of Vocabulary Test: Week 16

1. What would patrons at a football game most likely do?
A. serve dinner
B. clap and cheer
C. play football
D. look at paintings

2.  Which person is most likely to be legendary?
A. an explorer
B. a shopkeeper
C. a teacher
D. a letter carrier

3.  What might be fun to envision?
A. going to the nurses' office
B. summer vacation
C. failing a test
D. losing a baseball game

4.  Which person is most likely to show defiance?
A. someone who is happy
B. someone who is sad
C. someone who will not obey
D. someone who is laughing

5. What usually precedes thunder?
A. lightning
B. snow
C. hail
D. ice

6.  Which word best describes a dismal day?
A. cheerful
B. bright
C. sad
D. sunny

7. What might cause someone to be scornful?
A. a good idea
B. a bad idea
C. a funny idea
D. a smart idea

8.  Which place has the most grandeur?
A. a shoe store
B. a park bench
C. the grocery store
D. a king's palace

Casey at the Bat, Elements Week 16 words and defintions

patron
A patron of something is its regular customer or viewer.

precede
If something precedes something else, it comes before it.

defiance
Defiance is a way of showing you are not willing to obey someone or something.

grandeur
If something has grandeur, it is impressive because of its size, beauty, or power.

scornful
If you are scornful of someone or something, you show now respect for them.

envision
When you envision something, you picture it in your head before it actually happens.

dismal
Something that is dismal is depressingly bad.

legendary
If you describe someone or something as legendary, you mean that they are very famous and that many stories are told about them.

Elements of Vocabulary Week 15

oblivion
Somethign that is in oblivion is in the situation of being unknown or not remembered.

parched
Something that is parched is very, very dry.

gallant
If you call an action gallant, someone must be brave to try it because it is dangerous and difficult.

marvel
A marvel is something that is wonderful and surprising.

prestigious
If something is prestigious, people admire and respect it.

smirk
If someone smirks, they smile in a mean way because they think they know more than you do.

tribulation
If a lot of bad things happen to you, you can say you have tribulations.

aspire
If you aspire to something, you have a special goal that you hope to reach.

Elements of Vocabulary Test 14

1. What might perturb you when you're trying to sleep?
A. a grasshopper hopping on the lawn
B. a spider making a web in the garage
C. a fly buzzing near your ear
D. a caterpillar crawling on the sidewalk

2. Which statement is a misconception?
A. many people live on the earth
B. the earth is round
C. most of the earth is covered in water
D. the earth is flat

3. Which best describes a festering wound?
A. filled with pus
B. new
C. healed
D. almost healed

4.  Which thing could an animal burrow through?
A. steel
B. dirt
C. stone
D. brick

5. Which worker needs the most gumption?
A. a balloon seller
B. a police officer
C. a telephone operator
D. an artist

6. Which would a gardener want to eradicate from a garden?
A. weeds
B. dirt
C. water
D. flowers

7. What would a smug child say after taking a test?
A. "Everyone will probably do well on the test."
B. "Wouldn't it be great if everyone gets an A?"
C. "I knew all the answers because I know everything."
D. "If I get a good grades, it's because I studied a lot."

8.  Which thing would smell hideous?
A. air freshener
B. pepper
C. flowers
D. rotten eggs

Elements of Vocabulary words and definitions

notion
A notion is an idea or belief about something.

flair
If you have fliar, you do things in an interesting and stylish way

exclusive
An exclusive place, like a club or a store, is one where only certain people are allowed to go.

swanky
If you describe a place as swanky, you mean that it is expensive and stylish.

improvise
If you improvise, you do something without a plan and using whatever you have.

forte
Something that is your forte is something you are very good at.

melodious
A melodious sound is one that is nice to listen to.

lucrative
Something that is lucrative makes you a lot of money.

Week 11 Elements of Vocabulary words and definitions

Gritty
Something that is gritty has very small pieces of stone in or on it, or it feels like it does.

Ailment
When you have an ailment, you are sick, but not too seriously.

Spur
If I something spurs you on, it encourages you to start doing something or to do something faster.

Vie
If you and other people vie for something, you compete with each other for it.

Jostle
If something or someone jostles you, they bump or push you in an annoying way.

Traverse
If you traverse something, you travel over or across it.

Mediocre
Something that is mediocre is just okay. It's not the worst, but it's not the best either.

Precarious
A thing or situation that is precarious is she asks and unsure.  It might break down or change at any time.

Elements of Vocabulary Week 10 words and definitions

weep
If you weep, you cry about a great sadness.

beseech
If you beseech someone, you beg them in an anxious way.

convenient
Something that is convenient is handy because it is easy to use or works well in a particular situation.

sympathize
If you sympathize with someone, you show that you understand their feelings about something.

hoax
A hoax occurs when someone creates a pretend situation and tries to make people believe it is real.

respite
If you get a respite from something you don't like, you get a short break from it.

just
If something is just, it is fair and right.

prodigious
Something that is prodigious is very large and impressive.

Elements Test Week 8

1. Which activity is ingenious?
A. following a recipe for making salad
B. writing original music and words for a new song
C. using directions to put together a bike
D. following the steps for making a paper airplain

2. Which person is doing something with ease?
A. someone floating in a pool
B. someone learning to ride a scooter
C. someone trying to play the flute
D. someone having trouble finishing a puzzle

3. What might penetrate a bicycle tire?
A. a log
B. a piece of broken glass
C. a thick book
D. a car seat

4. What do you do if you undertake something?
A. say you'll do it
B. say you'll think about it
C. say you'll never do it
D. say it's a bad idea

5. How would you know a watch was durable?
A. It would always have the wrong time.
B. It would stop and then start.
C. It would tell the correct time for a long time.
D. It would never have the right time.

6. Which is the most portable place to live?
A. a house
B. an apartment building
C. a tent
D. a castle

7. Why might you be indebted to someone?
A. because she threw a surprise party for you
B. because she borrowed money from you.
C. because she baked muffins for her family
D. because you think she's funny

8. What would someone most likely propose after dinner?
A. a long run
B. going straight to bed
C. setting the table
D. dessert

Elements of Vocabulary Week 8

Below are the vocabulary words for the week.

ease, if you do something with ease, it's not hard for you to do it.

propose, if you propose a plan or idea, you suggest it.

portable, if something is portable, it is easy to move or carry

undertaking, if you undertake a large or difficult task, you say that you will do it.

penetrate, something that penetrates something else goes into it or passes through it.

durable, if something is durable, it is strong and lasts a long time.

indebted, if you feel indebted to someone, you are so grateful for something they did that you feel you owe them something in return.

ingenious, something that is ingenious is very clever or original.

Lesson 7 Elements of Vocabulary

Read each question.  Fill in the bubble for the best answer.

1. Which thing is dilapidated?
a. a broken swing
b. a growing garden
c. a new slide
d. a green lawn

2. What might a pompous person say?
a. "Where should I sit?"
b. "May I sit in the front seat?"
c. "I'll squeeze in the back."
d. "I always sit in front."

3. Which group has the best scheme for building a fort?
a. everyone wanting to do the same job.
b. no one doing anything
c. each person doing their part of the job
d. each person only doing what they want

4. Who looks melancholy?
a. someone smiling
b. someone crying
c. someone sleeping
d. someone giggling

5. Which could only a precocious three-year-old do?
a. sing a song
b. take a nap
c. read an encyclopedia
d. do a dance

6. Which one is most insignificant?
a. a broken arm
b. a broken ankle
c. a broken back
d. a broken fingernail

7. How might you feel if someone manipulated you?
a. happy
b. upset
c. hungry
d. sleepy

8. Which would you most likely be absorbed in?
a. playing your favorite video game
b. listening to your annoying sister talk
c. watching a commercial for baby food
d. taking out the garbage

Week 6 Elements of Vocabulary Test

1. What might a person have qualms about?
a. petting a strange dog
b. walking their dog
c. throwing a stick for a friend's dog
d. feeding their dog

2. What might you say to imply you didn't like the soup?
a. "I don't like this soup?"
b. "I'd rather not finish this soup."
c. "This soup is great!"
d. "This is terrible soup!"

3. Which one might a person be endowed with?
a. water skiing lessons
b. an old sweater
c. a bright blue bow
d. the ability to run fast

4. Which one could hamper plans for a soccer game?
a. a long rainstorm
b. a short rain storm
c. bright sunshine
d. a cool breeze

5. Which might cause a furor at your school?
a. if there was never any homework
b. if there were great desserts for lunch
c. if there were never any tests
d. if there was never a vacation

6. Which statement is the most curt?
a. "It's time for you to go."
b. "Get lost."
c. "Please leave as soon as you can."
d. "Please go now."

7. Which would most likely enthrall a little child?
a. hundreds of sparkling soap bubbles
b. falling and hurting their knee
c. a rotten apple
d. losing their favorite ball

8. Which person is most likely to receive acclaim?
a. a gardener mowing the lawn
b. a mail carrier delivering mail on time
c. an actor in a great movie
d. a dentist filling a cavity

Elements of Vocabulary Test Lesson #4

Read each question.  Fill in the bubble for the best answer.

1. What might elicit someone's tears?
A. finding out their best friend is moving away
B. doing a crazy dance
C. wearing pajamas to a picnic
D. reading a silly poem.

2. Which animal has a tendency to go slowly?
A. a rabbit
B. a turtle
C. a jaguar
B. a leopard

3. What could you detect from outside the kitchen?
A. the color of a pear inside the refrigerator
B. the smell of apple pie baking
C. a button on the kitchen floor
D. dishes in the sink

4. Which would be hardest to distinguish?
A. a younger brother from an older brother
B. a sister from a brother
C. one twin from another twin
D. an older sister from a younger sister

5. Which of these is most mundane?
A. seeing fireworks on the Fourth of July
B. being at a birthday party
C. enjoying Thanksgiving dinner
D. eating breakfast at home

6. What might emanate from a music box?
A. the fresh smell of lemons
B. a pretty song
C. a bright light
D. sparkling jewels

7. What could be a revelation to a young child?
A. some spiders are black
B. spiders crawl
C. spiders are small
D. spiders aren't insects

8. Who would be most capable of making a sweater?
A. someone who is good at knitting
B. someone who is good at gardening
C. someone who is good at building
D. someone who is good at cooking