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Reference Source/Dictionary Entry

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  • Q1
    Which reference source would be best to use to find out which countries border Peru?
    Atlas
    Dictionary
    Thesaurus
    Glossary
    120s
  • Q2
    Read this dictionary entry.  correspondence n. 1. Communication by the exchange of letters, emails, or other forms of written messages. 2. Messages that are sent or received. In which sentence is the underlined word used correctly?
    She continued to correspondence with the friends she met at camp.
    We asked the correspondence what they wrote about in their letters.
    Don's mother decided to have correspondence with the teacher.
    The correspondence between the two pen pals continued for 20 years.
    120s
  • Q3
    Look at the dictionary entry. pursuit 1, the act of chasing 2. the act of seeking 3. a paying job done regularly 4. a hobby done often  Which meaning for pursuits is used in paragraph 2? (Paragraph 2) Remington was born in 1861 and grew up in Canton, New York. As a boy, he was not a good student. He liked playing sports, but the thing he enjoyed doing most was drawing. Remington filled his notebooks with pictures. The pictures contained lots of action. Horses were one of the animals he frequently sketched. Since one of his favorite PURSUITS was riding horses, he was familiar with the way they looked and moved. He tried to capture those sights and feelings in his drawings.
    2
    3
    1
    4
    120s
  • Q4
    To extend or reach in a certain direction or to a particular point.In which sentence does the word running have the same meaning as in definition 4?
    The seabirds were running back and forth on the sand, picking up tidbits of bread tourists had dropped earlier in the day.
    The road running alongside the river offered much more enjoyable views than the busy highway we could have taken to the city.
    Isabel was incredibly busy that summer, running both the house and the store and taking care of a large family too.
    We planned our camping trip for the springtime, when we knew the water in the creeks would be running again and the trees would be in bloom.
    120s
  • Q5
    Which source would be most useful for learning how to pronounce the word "Antarctic?“
    a dictionary
    a textbook
    an encyclopedia
    an atlas
    120s
  • Q6
    Read lines 13 and 14 from the poem. If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Look at this dictionary entry for the word knave. knave: n. 1. a lying trickster. 2. a hired servant. 3. The jack in a game of cards. 4. the entertainer in a royal court. Which dictionary entry for the word knave most closely matches how it is used in the poem?
    the entertainer in a royal court
    a lying trickster
    a hired servant
    the jack in a game of cards
    120s
  • Q7
    Read this dictionary entry. Passage 1. means of passing 2. a right or permission to pass 3. a brief portion of a book 4. a voyage by sea or air Which definition represents the meaning of passage as used in paragraph 3? (Paragraph 3) When Marco Polo was 17 years old, his father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo agreed to take him on a long, difficult PASSAGE to China. Marco was probably thrilled since he was an adventuresome teen. He did not know it at the time, but this would be the beginning of many fantastic adventures. Marco Polo would not return home again for more than 20 years.
    Definition 1
    Definition 3
    Definition 4
    Definition 2
    120s
  • Q8
    Which reference source would be best to use to find a synonym for the word quick?
    Almanac
    Atlas
    Thesaurus
    Volume Q of an encyclopedia
    120s
  • Q9
    Read line 10 from the poem, "Columbus." My men grow ghastly wan and weak. What does the word wan most likely mean?
    unhealthy
    uncertain
    lonely
    rebellious
    120s
  • Q10
    Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to comply with now. Which meaning of comply is most likely to be found in a dictionary?
    to refuse to do something
    to ignore
    to study further
    to go along with an idea
    120s
  • Q11
    Read this dictionary entry. Revolution-1. rotation, 2. change, 3. rebellion, 4. orbit What is the definition of revolution as it is used in paragraph 7? (paragraph 7) An extraordinary moment came on March 10, 1876. Bell spoke into the first working telephone. He said, "Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you!" His assistant, listening in the next room, heard him. A REVOLUTION in the way we exchange information had begun.
    Rebellion
    Orbit
    Rotation
    Change
    120s
  • Q12
    Read the sentence from paragraph 3. ". . . the next day he was so good and industrious that several nails came out." Which phrase from the passage best helps provide the meaning of industrious?
    "The day after it was the same thing, and so on for a long time, . . ."
    "His father did as he said he would..."
    "...but very seldom one to draw out."
    "...and he began to be ashamed of having so many faults."
    120s
  • Q13
    Read this dictionary entry. enlist v. 1. To sign up a person for service in the armed forces. 2. To get the support or cooperation of. 3. To enter the armed forces. 4. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise. In which sentence does the underlined word have the same meaning as in definition 2?
    The man running the community park decided to enlist the help of the neighbors to clean up the playground.
    I was proud of my older brother when he told us that he planned to enlist in the Marines because he wanted to serve his country.
    The man running the community park decided to enlist the help of the neighbors to clean up the playground.
    Let's enlist in a community project that helps find good homes for stray animals.
    120s
  • Q14
    Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Now this can only happen by some defect in your conduct. Which definition most closely matches the use of the word defect in this sentence?
    to give up on a cause
    a flaw in something
    a negative action
    to join an opposing group
    120s
  • Q15
    Look at this part of a dictionary page. Which entry from the dictionary page has a meaning that describes a way to travel?
    rake
    rage
    rasp
    raft
    120s

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