Wordly Wise - Lesson 5 - Test
  • 1. There was a fifteen-minute interval between the two movies. In this sentence, interval means
A) drinking fountain.
B) period of time between two events.
C) snack bar between two theaters.
D) cartoon.
  • 2. A milestone in a person's life is
A) a difficult problem.
B) a surprising event.
C) an important event.
D) something that happens every day.
  • 3. To limit the number of guests invited to a party means to
A) forget to keep track of the number.
B) keep from inviting more than a certain number.
C) feel surprised that the guest list is so long.
D) count them to make sure they are all coming.
  • 4. A sports league is
A) a single sports team.
B) an area where people play sports.
C) a group of teams that play against each other.
D) the equipment used for a certain sport.
  • 5. A tennis court is
A) a tennis racket
B) an open, flat area for playing tennis.
C) a tennis ball.
D) a tennis net.
  • 6. Which of these wild animals live in the Arctic?
A) kangaroos
B) polar bears
C) desert reptiles
D) monkeys
  • 7. When you tackle a job, you
A) forget to do it.
B) do it badly.
C) do it to try to do it.
D) ask someone else to do it.
  • 8. To elect someone is to
A) choose that person by voting.
B) argue with that person.
C) tell that person to do a job.
D) speak to that person.
  • 9. An amazing event is one that causes people to feel
A) calm and happy.
B) puzzled and angry.
C) great sadness.
D) wonder or surprise.
  • 10. A queen's court is her
A) home.
B) crown.
C) king.
D) horse.
  • 11. Fishing tackle means
A) books about fishing.
B) streams where people catch fish.
C) kinds of fish.
D) tools needed for fishing.
  • 12. If you elect to do something, you
A) think about doing it.
B) decide to let someone else do it.
C) wonder if you should do it.
D) choose to do it.
  • 13. Along the street there are telephone poles at intervals of fifty feet. This means that
A) there are fifty feet between poles.
B) there are fifty telephone poles.
C) each telephone polie is fifty feet tall.
D) each telephone polie is fiftey feet wide.
  • 14. Recreation is anything that a person does to
A) build strong muscles.
B) help others.
C) make money.
D) relax or have fun
  • 15. WHich of these would be most likely to amaze someone?
A) a trip to the grocery store
B) the view from the top of a mountain
C) a daily bus ride to school
D) a peanut butter sandwich for lunch
  • 16. Who holds trials in a court of law?
A) a judge
B) a banker
C) a teacher
D) a storekeeper
  • 17. When a football player tackles another player, he or she
A) passes the player the ball.
B) cheers for this player.
C) stops this player by grabbing him or her.
D) lets this player know that he or she is coming.
  • 18. Which of these words means about the same as arctic?
A) windy
B) ice-cold
C) rainy
D) muddy
  • 19. Karine's mom gave her a half-hour limit on the Internet. This means that
A) she may not use the Internet for longer than half an hour.
B) it will take her longer than half an hour to finish using the Internet
C) she does not like to use the Internet.
D) she may use the Internet for half an hour or longer.
  • 20. Which of these messges might appear on a milestone?
A) Chicago 150 miles
B) Orange Juice $1.00
C) Coffee Shop
D) No Parking Here
  • 21. Whigh of these describes a league?
A) a store that sells art supplies such as paints and brushes
B) one artist
C) a group of people working together to help artists
D) a group of paintings in an art show
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