Vocabulary Test 5

Question 1

amateur

Answer 1

a person who does something for pleasure, not for pay

Question 2

rebellion

Answer 2

a show of opposition to a form of authority

Question 3

appease

Answer 3

to make calmer by giving in to demands

Question 4

partial

Answer 4

1. not complete
2. unfair favor to one side

Question 5

knoll

Answer 5

a small rounded hill

Question 6

tolerate

Answer 6

to put up with something

Question 7

gratify

Answer 7

to give pleasure or satisfaction

Question 8

impartial

Answer 8

not favoring one over the other

Question 9

parentheses

Answer 9

a pair of symbols used to set apart parts of a math equation

Question 10

associative property

Answer 10

a group of addends or factors that does not affect the answer

Question 11

factors

Answer 11

a whole number that divides another whole number without a remainder

Question 12

leap year

Answer 12

a year with 366 days every four years

Question 13

common year

Answer 13

a year with 365

Question 14

decade

Answer 14

a period of ten years

Question 15

century

Answer 15

a period of 100 years

Question 16

millennium

Answer 16

a period of 1000 years

Question 17

multiples

Answer 17

a product of a counting number and another number

Question 18

scale

Answer 18

a number line used for measuring temperature

Question 19

Fahrenheit

Answer 19

a temperature scale that freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees

Question 20

Celsius

Answer 20

a temperature scale and centigrade scale freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

Question 21

a.m.

Answer 21

the twelve hours before noon

Question 22

p.m.

Answer 22

the twelve hours after noon

Question 23

plot

Answer 23

a story line of a fictional story

Question 24

exposition

Answer 24

introduces the characters and the setting

Question 25

rising action

Answer 25

event leading up to the problem or climax of the story

Question 26

climax

Answer 26

1. the big event
2. turning point in a story

Question 27

falling action

Answer 27

the part of the story were a problem or climax begins to be fixed

Question 28

resolution

Answer 28

how the story is solved

Question 29

plot mountain

Answer 29

the story line of a narrative plot

Question 30

setting

Answer 30

where the story takes place

Question 31

character

Answer 31

people in the story

Question 32

character traits

Answer 32

physical, mental and real [clothes] traits about a character

Question 33

matter

Answer 33

something with volume and mass

Question 34

mass

Answer 34

a measurement of how much is contained

Question 35

atom

Answer 35

a tiny particle you can’t see

Question 36

mosaic

Answer 36

a piece of art made up of small pieces put together

Question 37

solid

Answer 37

very little movement

Question 38

liquid

Answer 38

more movement

Question 39

gas

Answer 39

fast movement and lots of space

Question 40

economics

Answer 40

how people use natural resources

Question 41

manufacturing

Answer 41

the business of using raw materials to make products r goods to sell

Question 42

agriculture

Answer 42

the business of growing crops and livestock

Question 43

tourism

Answer 43

the business of encouraging people to travel for fun

Question 44

research and development

Answer 44

the process companies use to gain new knowledge to make or improve goods or services

Question 45

information technology

Answer 45

is the study of computer systems to store, retrieve and send information

Question 46

interdependence