1 3/23/17 Get into groups of 3 or 4 and clear your desk except for a dictionary and thesaurus.
2 Testing your dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar skills since 2014Word Skills Testing your dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar skills since 2014
3 What does it mean to infer?To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
4 Name 9 synonyms and 1 antonym for the word conclude that begin with the letter “C.”Call it a day, cease, cinch, clinch, close, close out, complete, consummate, crown Ant. commence
5 What is the definition of couplet?Two Successive rhyming lines of verse
6 A clause usually contains its own ____ and ____.Subject and predicate
7 What is the 3rd definition of conjunction?A word that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words
8 On what page can synonyms for “turncoat” be found?858
9 A sonnet has how many lines?
10 How may syllables total are in a haiku?
11 What is the part of speech for the word marmoreal?Adjective
12 What is the definition of imagery?The art of making images
13 How many lines are there in limerick?5
14 What type of poem is a ballad?Narrative poem
15 What are the two examples given for onomatopoeia?Buzz, hiss
16 On what page can you find the definition of pacifism?518
17 Name an antonym for the word, confrontation.Calm, peace
18 What part of speech is a preposition?noun
19 What is the definition of abeyance?A condition of suspended activity
20 In what country is Nunavut?Canada
21 What part of speech is the word sebaceous?Adjective
22 How many synonyms are there for the word, pastiche?14
23 When is Kublai Khan’s birth and death year and who was he?He was a Mongolian leader; grandson of Genghis Khan
24 In the dictionary, on what page do the words beginning with “X” begin?
25 What part of speech is the word fuzziness?noun
26 What is the population of Seoul, South Korea?
27 Name 3 antonyms for the word, procrastinate.Accelerate, advance, complete, do, finish, go ahead, quicken
28 When was Margaret Thatcher born?1925
29 On what page is the word unwary found, and what is its part of speech?Pg. 881 or 791 adjective
30 In the dictionary, what word follows the word schnauzer?scholar
31 Name one synonym and one antonym for the word, squirm.Agonize, flounder, shift, skew, squiggle, toss, twist, wind, worm, wriggle, writhe Ant. Sit still
32 What are the first and last entries on the last page for the letter “Z” in the thesaurus?zip/zoom
33 What is the atomic number for Zinc (Zn)?30
34 What is the first word on page 435 with a synonym of magnification?hyperbole
35 What is the first definition of theme?A subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation
36 What are the synonyms for confrontation?Conflict, affray, battle, contest, crisis, dispute, encounter, fight, meeting, set-to, showdown, strife
37 What does the foreign phrase, quo-ad hoc, mean?As far as this: to this extent
38 In Central America between Nicaragua and PanamaWhere is Costa Rica? In Central America between Nicaragua and Panama
39 In the thesaurus, how many entries are there for the word appeal, and what are their 2 parts of speech? 4 Noun, verb
40 What is the definition of stanza?A group of lines forming a division of a poem
41 Name one synonym that begins with the letter “R” of the word, narrator.Raconteur, reporter
42 What is the second definition for the word client?A person who engages the professional services of another
43 What is the definition of pun?The humorous use of a word in a way that suggests two or more interpretations
44 What does the foreign word “ex animo” mean?From the heart; sincerely
45 What are the first 3 synonyms for the verb, desolate?Depopulate, depredate, desecrate