Which pair of words have similar meanings?
Hypothesis, guess
hypothesis, true
Hypothesis, fact
Hypothesis, credible
To "Add insult to injury" means...
Someone getting injured in a game
To make a bad situation worse
Encourage someone
If someone is "on thin ice" they are...
On probation; make another mistake + there will be trouble
IN good standing
Making good decisions
Which word pair does NOT mean the same thing?
Phenomenal, terrific
Terrific, wonderful
Terrific, terrible
Wonderful, phenomenal
To "Let someone off the hook" means...
Go fishing with someone
To not hold someone responsible for something
Make someone pay
Tim was IRATE that they lost the game and was told to chill out. Irate means...
sadness
great anger
excitement
confusion
If something is true for me, but not true for someone else, it is a/an....
fact
opinion
truth
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" means...
Make a different decision
Reconnect with nature
Let's not talk about that problem right now
As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to the ground. He GRIMACED, clutching his ankle in pain. Grimaced means....
walked
smiled
frowned/winced
laughed
"My teacher is awesome! She is willing to go the extra mile for her students and stays late after school to help them understand their assignments." What does go the extra mile mean?
Do the bare minimum
Slack on responsibilities
Go for a run with people
Make extra effort
When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a MEDIATOR. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means:
enemy
troublemaker
witness
peacemaker
To "Let the cat out of the bag" means...
Keep a secret
Hide a present
Give away a secret
Sean blew out the candles on his 13th birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that would take place in the next DECADE. He would graduate from high school before he knew it. Decade means...
hundred years
one year
ten years
three years
Mia was being very ANTAGONISTIC towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her. Antagonistic means...
helpful
silly
kind
aggressive
I have a SLIGHT idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure if it's right. Slight means...
great
no idea
bright
small
What does someone mean if they say "pull yourself together?"
Calm down
Why are you upset
Change your clothes
"Once in a blue moon" means...
only at night
Everday
Rarely
Which pair of words have similar meanings?
Hypothesis, guess
Hypothesis, credible
Hypothesis, fact
hypothesis, true
to "Give someone the cold shoulder" means...
Greet someone
Tell someone you are angry
Ignore someone
"I've told you that a million times." is an example of a...
simile
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
Francesca was not SENTIMENTAL about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down. Sentimental means...
happy
angry
tired
emotional
David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Apparently, he didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather CONSPICUOUS. The word conspicuous means:
important
expensive
obvious
unfortunate
Which word pair does NOT mean the same thing?
Terrific, wonderful
Terrific, terrible
Phenomenal, terrific
Wonderful, phenomenal
The science fair needed IMPARTIAL judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair. Impartial means...
wealthy
expert
negative
open-minded
If something is true for me, but not true for someone else, it is a/an....
opinion
truth
fact
What does it mean if something "costs an arm and a leg?"
It's very expensive
You have to sacrifice your health for something
It takes a lot of physical strength
It is CRUCIAL to win the game if we want to make it to the next round. Crucial means...
important, necessary
likely
fun, enjoyable
relaxing, calm
Sam felt ELATED when he found out he was going to Disney World. Elated means...
annoyed
thrilled
tired
disappointed
Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often WARY around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again. Wary means...
friendly
trusting
cautious
sleepy
"When my sister wore my favorite shirt without asking me, I was infuriated!" What is a synonym for infuriated?
Sad, depressed
Excited, anticipating
Happy, joyful
Angry, upset, mad
I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
try
clean
complain
fail
Grandma Marie loved to INDULGE her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food. Indulge means...
spoil
ignore
humor
starve