Vocabulary Benchmark 2017-2018
  • 1. If you distinguish yourself, people
    will tell you --- from others.
A) to run
B) stories
C) apart
  • 2. Another word for elaborate is ---
A) expand
B) simplify
C) reduce
  • 3. --- is another word for
    analyze.
A) justify
B) individualize
C) examine
  • 4. A parallelogram is NOT always a ---
A) rectangle
B) polygon
C) quadrilateral
  • 5. A perimeter is a measure of the ---
    around an area.
A) height
B) distance
C) light
  • 6. When people work together to
    generate new ideas, they ---
A) daydream
B) nap
C) brainstorm
  • 7. People are most likely to
    occasionally ---
A) take a vacation
B) read a book or newspaper
C) eat more than one meal in a day
  • 8. A four-sided polygon is called a ---
A) pentagon
B) quadrilateral
C) decagon
  • 9. Parallel lines are ---
A) equivocal
B) equilateral
C) equidistant
  • 10. Perpendicular lines intersect at ---
A) two points
B) one point
C) many points
  • 11. A climax is like a ---
A) dialogue
B) turning point
C) trial
  • 12. A doctor would NOT examine a ---
A) symptom
B) report for school
C) blood sample
  • 13. Figurative language is ---
A) literal
B) symbolic
C) exact
  • 14. When scientists evaluate data, they
    don't --- it.
A) analyze
B) produce
C) examine
  • 15. It's important to cite --- in a passage.
A) underline
B) evidence
C) spelling
  • 16. A resolution is similar to a ---
A) problem
B) question
C) solution
  • 17. Rising and falling action are parts of the ---
A) setting
B) table of contents
C) plot
  • 18. If you anticipate having a good
    time, you --- have fun.
A) do not believe you will
B) expect to
C) are afraid to
  • 19. To recount is NOT the same thing as to ---
A) retell
B) narrate
C) to make fun of
  • 20. When you contrast two or more
    things, you find out how they are ---
A) identical
B) the same
C) different
  • 21. Alliteration is often used in ---
A) poems
B) movie scripts
C) novels
  • 22. Good imagery in a story can ---
    you to another time or
    place.
A) transport
B) transact
C) transcend
  • 23. When you convey your feelings, you ---
A) hide them
B) conceal them
C) make them known
  • 24. An author's purpose would NOT be
    to ---
A) persuade
B) erase
C) inform
  • 25. ALL of the following are examples of clear communication EXCEPT ---
A) talking with a teacher
B) mumbling
C) asking your friend a question
  • 26. You might quantify information
    about your classroom by saying that ---
A) the room is large
B) one half of students are girls
C) almost everyone is helpful
  • 27. When you reason, you are NOT
    making decisions based on ---
A) reactions
B) sound judgment
C) facts
  • 28. A conclusion is usually thought out ---.
A) carefully
B) by chance
C) poorly
  • 29. If something is explicit, it is ---
A) unimportant
B) specific
C) realistic
  • 30. Students are most likely to
    collaborate on ---
A) homework
B) a test
C) a project
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