Vocabulary Development: Enhance Your Word Power in 5th Grade English Language Arts

Question 1

What do we call words that have the same or similar meanings?

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Synonyms

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Homonyms

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Antonyms

Question 2

Which word means the same as "jubilant"?

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Excited

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Sad

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Angry

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Thankful

Question 3

The word 'magnificent' means which of the following?

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Grand and impressive

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Small and ordinary

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Unusual and strange

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Boring and uninteresting

Question 4

The expression 'to hit the sack' means what?

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To go to bed

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To make a hole in something

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To take a nap

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To carry a heavy bag

Question 5

What is a more formal way to say "awesome"?

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Exceptional

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Cool

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Great

Question 6

The hikers were exhausted after their challenging journey. Which word means the same as the underlined word, 'challenging'?

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Tiring

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Easy

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Fun

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Beautiful

Question 7

What is the opposite of the word 'benevolent'?

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Malevolent

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Merciful

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Kind

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Generous

Question 8

Which sentence uses the word 'loquacious' correctly?

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The politician gave a long and boring speech and was very loquacious.

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The student who was not able to answer the question was loquacious.

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The teacher praised the student for being loquacious.

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The quiet student was more loquacious than the others.

Question 9

What is the root word of the word 'unforgettable'?

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Forget

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Remember

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Forgetful

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Memorable

Question 10

What does the word 'juxtaposition' mean?

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The act of placing two things side by side

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The opposite of something

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The definition of a word

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The way a word sounds

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a part of speech?

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Number

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 12

The word 'onomatopoeia' is a:

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Word that sounds like the thing it describes

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Word that describes a person

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Word that is used to ask a question

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Word that is used to show possession

Question 13

What does the word 'exquisite' mean?

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Very beautiful

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Very ugly

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Very tasty

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Very scary

Question 14

Which of these words means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 15

What is the opposite of 'nice'?

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Mean

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Nice

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Smart

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Brave

Question 16

What does the root word 'chron' mean?

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Time

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Water

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Earth

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Fire

Question 17

Which of these words comes from the root word 'geo'?

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Geography

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History

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Biology

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Math

Question 18

What type of word is 'slowly'?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 19

Which of these sentences uses a simile?

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The girl is happy like a clam.

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The boy is tall.

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The sun is shining.

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The car is red.

Question 20

What is the most important idea in a text?

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What the author is trying to say

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The little details

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The people in the story

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What happens in the story

Question 21

What does the word 'elucidate' mean?

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To make clear or understandable

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To make confusing or hard to understand

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To change the look or form of something

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To speak or write persuasively about something

Question 22

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Excited

Question 23

What is the root word of 'unhappy'?

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Happy

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Un

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Hap

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Py

Question 24

What is the opposite of 'large'?

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Small

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Big

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Tall

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Wide

Question 25

Which spelling of 'accommodate' is correct?

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Accommodate

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Acommodate

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Accomodate

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Accomidate

Question 26

In the sentence 'The diligent student studied for hours', what part of speech is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 27

Complete the analogy: 'Hot is to cold as happy is to __________'.

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Furious

Question 28

What is the prefix in the word 'unhappy'?

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Un

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Hap

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Py

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In

Question 29

Which word means 'to cause anger or upset'?

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aggravate

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pacify

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soothe

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comfort

Question 30

What is the meaning of the word 'diminutive'?

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slightly smaller

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very large

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very tall

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extremely heavy

Question 31

Which word is a synonym for 'fast'?

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rapidly

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slowly

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leisurely

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gradually

Question 32

Which strategy for learning new words involves breaking them down into their different parts?

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root analysis

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context clues

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mnemonics

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repetition

Question 33

Which part of speech is the word 'sincerely'?

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adverb

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noun

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verb

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adjective

Question 34

Which word from the following list is an antonym for 'happy'?

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sad

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joyful

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excited

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content

Question 35

What does the idiom 'to be under the weather' mean?

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to be feeling sick

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to be very happy

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to be very busy

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to be in a bad mood

Question 36

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to move quickly and lightly on one's feet'?

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flit

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flitt

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flite

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flyte

Question 37

Which of these words means the same as 'tiny'?

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Small

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Large

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Medium

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Big

Question 38

What does the saying 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It is raining very heavily

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It is sunny outside

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It is snowing

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It is windy

Question 39

Which of these is a good way to learn new words?

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Use flashcards

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Don't try to learn them

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Just memorize them without understanding them

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Avoid reading

Question 40

'Prehistoric' means:

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Before there was writing

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After there was writing

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During the time of writing

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Unrelated to writing

Question 41

Which of these words means the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Joyful

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Excited

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Delighted

Question 42

In the sentence 'The lake was serene and calm,' what does the word 'serene' mean?

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Calm and peaceful

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Loud and noisy

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Dark and scary

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Bright and cheerful

Question 43

Which of these is the best way to improve your vocabulary?

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Read often

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Never read

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Just memorize words from a list

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Don't talk to anyone

Question 44

The prefix 'un-' usually means:

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Not

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Very

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More

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Less

Question 45

When writing, it is important to use words that are:

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Appropriate for your audience

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As difficult as possible

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Only words you know

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Rarely used

Question 46

What is the opposite of 'talkative'?

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quiet

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loud

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friendly

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shy

Question 47

What word means the same as 'very careful'?

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thorough

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careless

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lazy

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sloppy

Question 48

What does the word 'serendipity' mean?

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finding something unexpected and good

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finding something you lost

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finding something that was stolen

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finding something beautiful

Question 49

Which one is the color?

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color

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flower

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animal

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food

Question 50

Which of these sounds like 'there'?

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they're

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their

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there

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their

Question 51

What does 'auspicious' mean?

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lucky

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unlucky

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neutral

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bad

Question 52

What does the word 'talkative' mean?

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Someone who likes to talk a lot

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Someone who is shy and quiet

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Someone who is very smart

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Someone who is rude

Question 53

Which of these pairs of words has the same meaning?

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Big and huge

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Happy and sad

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Good and bad

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Running and walking

Question 54

What's the opposite of 'excited'?

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Bored

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Happy

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Angry

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Surprised

Question 55

Which word has a part added to the beginning?

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Unhappy

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Beautiful

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Quickly

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Slowly

Question 56

Which of these words sounds the same as another?

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Read and red

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Bat and ball

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Big and large

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Happy and sad