Lesson 1 Words to Go Quiz Questions Flashcards
If you are “up a creek without a paddle,” you’re in a ___________.
Predicament
Someone who believes in “waste no, want not” is _________.
Frugal
If you make a situation “go from bad to worse,” you _______ it.
Aggravate
Something that is “big as a house” or “jumbo” is _________.
Immense
A task that is an “uphill battle” or “easier said than done” is _________.
Laborious
When a group of people “see eye to eye,” their decision is __________.
Unanimous
If you “get it,” “catch on,” or “see the light,” you ________ it.
Comprehend
If you “poke fun” at something or “look down at your nose,” you ________.
Scoff
If you “hang in there” and “stick it out,” you will _________.
Endure
If something is “no big deal” or “makes no difference,” it is _______.
Trivial
If a team unanimously decides to buy new uniforms, how many people vote no?
None
Which kind of track event requires the most endurance?
A. high jump
B. 2 mile race
C. 50 meter sprint
B. 2 mile race
Which words would probably be spoken by a cowering person?
A. “Oh yeah?”
B. “I can’t wait!”
C. “Don’t Hurt Me!”
C. Don’t Hurt Me
Who are most likely to behave maliciously toward each other?
A. friends
B. enemies
C. co-workers
B. Enemies
If you are insufficiently fed, how do you feel?
A. stuffed
B. Hungry
C. Comfortable
B. Hungry
What would you be most likely to think of as an aggravation?
A. constant itch
B. burning house
C. a birthday cake
A. constant itch
Which of these things is supposed to measure comprehension?
A. yardstick
B. bathroom scale
C. a classroom test
C. a classroom test
What does the saying “a penny saved is a penny earned” encourage people to be?
Frugal
What are you in when your boat springs a leak a long way from the shore?
Predicament
What do the two sides involved in a feud usually feel toward each other?
Malice
If a big dog starts growling and snapping at a puppy, what is the puppy likely to do?
Cower
When a teacher explains something, what does he or she hope the students will do?
Comprehend
What kind of creature is a tick (or a person who behaves like one)?
Parasite
If you got a sunburn, what kind of protection did you get from your sunscreen lotion?
Insufficient
What kind of job would it be to scrub the kitchen floors on your hands and knees?
Laborious
Antonyms:
effective
futile
Antonyms:
easy
laborious
Antonyms:
admire
scoff
Antonyms:
collapse
endure
Antonyms:
provider
parasite
Antonyms:
enough
insufficient
Antonyms:
important
trivial
Antonyms:
soothe
aggravate
Antonyms:
wasteful
frugal
Antonyms:
tiny
immense
Lilly talked awhile about _______ matters before telling her friend the big news.
Trivial
Robbie is not a _______; he always does his fair share of work around the house.
Parasite
The crowd at the championship game was _________ and filled the gymnasium.
Immense
I can’t ________ anything my neighbors say because they speak Gereman and I do not.
Comprehend
Tina’s parents were _______ for many years so that they could send her off to college.
Frugal
If my family had to plan a vacation based on a ________ decision, we would never go anywhere.
Unanimous
I don’t mind setting the table, but I hate _______ jobs like scrubbing the kitchen floor.
Laborious
It’s unkind to ________ at people who are doing the best they can.
Scoff
It was a feeling of _______ that made someone put a big scratch on our car with a ket.
Malice
Farmers face hardships when there is ________ rain during the growing season.
Insufficient
Ben made many ________ attempts to make his stubborn horse trot.
Futile
Mia was in a _______ when she locked herself out of the house on a freezing day.
Predicament
I though that making noise might _______ my mother’s headaches, so I tried to keep quiet.
Aggravate
A child who is not used to horses might ______ when one approaches.
Cower
The ability of the United States to ______ was in doubt during the Civil War.
Endure
