Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 1

What does the word squashing mean in this sentence? Bill got mad at his son for squashing the tomatoes in his garden.

flattening

raising

dumping

watering

What does the word struggled mean in this sentence? Kristi struggled on the math test despite studying very hard.

succeeded

had difficulty

crumpled

dumped

What does the word collapsed mean in this sentence? The building collapsed after being up for three hundred years.

built

raised

fell down

swung

What does the word numb mean in this sentence? Josh's hands were numb after being in the cold for several hours.

felt warm

had little feeling

wore gloves

stretched his hands

What does the word staggered mean in this sentence? The boxer staggered towards his corner after getting punched in the face.

walked unsteadily

ran fast

jumped high

crawled

What does the word disturbing mean in this sentence? Jill was crying because of the disturbing sight that she saw.

fun

funny

loud

upsetting

What does the word specialty mean in this sentence? The specialty ice cream was sold for only three months out of the year.

featured item

horrible tasting

warm ice cream

melting ice cream

What does the word shifted mean in this sentence? The table shifted from one side of the room to the other on the slick floors.

stayed still

changed positions

stuck

broke

What does the word wobbled mean in this sentence? The tree house wobbled during the sever thunderstorm.

held firm

broke

nailed into the tree

moved side to side

What does the word interrupted mean in this sentence? The rainstorm interrupted the construction crew's work on the road.

helped

stopped

carried

held

What is a synonym for the word shifted?

moved

still

crazy

loud

What is a synonym for the word collapsed?

stood

fell

ran

hide

What is a synonym for the word squashing?

lifting

fixing

crushing

digging

What is a synonym for the word interrupted?

stopped

began

continued

helped

What is a synonym for the word specialty?

crazy

feeling

hated

featured

What is a synonym for the word disturbing?

loving

happy

upsetting

funny

What is an antonym for the word shifted?

Stuck

moved

changed

funny

What is an antonym for the word collapsed?

Stood

fell

ran

carried

What is an antonym for the word disturbing?

upsetting

funny

scary

crazy

What is an antonym for the word interrupting?

stopped

paused

continued

fell

What is an antonym for the word struggled?

succeeded

difficulty

failure

company

Hatchet: What kind of animal did Brian have for his first meat?

moose

bear

bird

deer

After the tornado what object was sticking out of the water?

airplane

log

house

car

Why did Brian want to go into the plane?

for fun

for a survival pack

for exercise

for fishing gear

What did Brian drop when he was trying to get into the plane?

food

the raft

his hatchet

his shoes

When the moose saw Brian by the water, what did it do?

ran away

attacked him

stayed still

ate berries

Why did Brian have trouble making the raft?

he couldn't find wood

he couldn't find plastic

He couldn't tie the logs together

he couldn't find his shoes

How did Brian finally get into the plane?

he cut the aluminum with his hatchet

the plane was open and he jumped in

he didn't get into the plane

he swam under the plane into through the bottom