Vocabulary Learning Quizzes for Preschoolers: Enhance Your Child's Language Skills

Question 1

What is a dog?

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A four-legged animal that barks

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A small animal that says 'meow'

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A bird that flies in the sky

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A fish that lives in the water

Question 2

When you feel very good and full of joy, you are ___?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 3

What do we call a young animal?

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Baby

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Mother

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Stone

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Vehicle

Question 4

Who flies an airplane?

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Pilot

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Teacher

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Doctor

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Bus driver

Question 5

Which animal has a long, fluffy tail and makes its home in trees?

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Squirrel

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Dog

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Fish

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Bird

Question 6

What does the word 'happy' mean?

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Content

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

Question 7

Who lives in the forest, has lots of fur, and is big and cuddly?

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Bear

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Cat

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Elephant

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Fish

Question 8

What word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Sleepy

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Tired

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Hungry

Question 9

What does the word 'vocabulary' mean?

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The words we know in a language

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A book with words and their meanings

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How we talk in a special way

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The rules for speaking correctly

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a good way to teach new words to preschoolers?

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Yelling at children when they say something wrong

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Looking at pictures or real objects

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Singing a song

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Playing games

Question 11

What feeling do you have when you play with a fun toy?

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Happy

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Angry

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Sad

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Scared

Question 12

What helps young children learn new words?

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Listening to stories being read aloud

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Talking to them using new words

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Not correcting their mistakes when they speak

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Avoiding using new words around them

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a fun way to learn new words?

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Writing the words down many times

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Playing games like I spy

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Making up silly songs about the words

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Reading books together

Question 14

What does it mean to have a lot of words you know?

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To have a big vocabulary

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To talk very fast

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To read very well

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To write very neatly

Question 15

When your mom reads to you, you might hear new words. What does this help you do?

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Learn new words

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Go to sleep

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Get ready for school

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Eat your vegetables

Question 16

Which word means 'to look at something very closely'?

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Observe

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Jump

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Sing

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Run

Question 17

What is a good way to help preschoolers learn new words?

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Talk to them about new words.

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Only use new words when they are reading.

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Make them memorize long lists of new words.

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Avoid introducing new words altogether.

Question 18

Which animal makes its home in the water?

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Fish

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Dog

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Cat

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Bird

Question 19

Which of these is a good way to teach new words to preschoolers?

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Tell a story and ask kids to find new words

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Have kids draw pictures of new words

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Give kids a list of new words to remember

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Ask kids to write down new words

Question 20

What is NOT a good way to help preschoolers learn new words?

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Hitting them

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Singing songs and playing games

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Reading books together

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Using flashcards

Question 21

What do we call a baby cow?

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Calf

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Horse

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Piglet

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Kitten

Question 22

How can you make learning new words fun for your friend?

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Read stories with silly voices and sounds

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Make them write hard words

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Let them watch TV with lots of talking

Question 23

What does the word "vocabulary" mean?

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The number of words you know in your language

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The way words are put together to make sentences

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The way words sound

Question 24

When you are happy, what do you feel like doing?

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Jump and be excited

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Cry and be sad

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Sleep and be tired

Question 25

How can we help young children learn new words?

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Read to them often and ask them to help tell the story.

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Let them watch TV and movies all day.

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Don't talk to them much, they will learn to talk on their own.

Question 26

What's a fun way to learn new words?

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Read stories, sing songs, and play word games!

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Only learn words about what we are learning now.

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Say the words many times.

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Don't look at pictures of the new words.

Question 27

What is NOT a good way to help preschoolers learn new words?

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Asking preschoolers to sit quietly for a long time

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Reading or telling stories out loud

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Playing games with words

Question 28

What word means the opposite of "hot"?

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Cold

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Warm

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Blue

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Down

Question 29

Where can you find many books to read?

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Library

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Park

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Store

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School

Question 30

Here are some ways to teach new words to preschoolers. Which one is the best?

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Using pictures and talking about them

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Only reading books to them

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Never talking to them

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a good way to teach new words to preschoolers?

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Punishing them for using incorrect words

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Using picture books

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Singing songs

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Playing games

Question 32

How can we learn new words?

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Reading a book with someone

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Playing a game with words

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Talking to people we know

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Just trying to remember a list of words

Question 33

What do we call the words we know?

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Vocabulary

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Pronunciation

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Spelling

Question 34

What does the word 'vocabulary' mean?

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All the words you know and can say

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A book with a list of words and their meanings

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A group of words that mean the same thing

Question 35

What do we call all the words we know and can say?

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Vocabulary

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Alphabet

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Grammar

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Dictionary

Question 36

What is the round thing you can kick?

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Soccer ball

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Car

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Tree

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Lion

Question 37

When you want to ask someone to come and do something with you, what word would you use?

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Join

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Run

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Jump

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Sit

Question 38

When you are very sad, how do you feel?

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Sad

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Happy

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Excited

Question 39

What is a dog?

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A furry animal with four legs

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A person who helps sick animals

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A store where we can buy toys

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A large bird that can fly

Question 40

When we play "I Spy," how do we learn new words about things?

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We say the name of the thing we spy many times.

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We learn the words like they are in the alphabet.

Question 41

Which word means 'to make something larger or stronger'?

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Grow

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Shrink

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Break

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Fix

Question 42

Who are you talking to when you speak to your mom?

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A person

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A toy

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A house

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A jump

Question 43

What are words that mean the same thing called?

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Homophones

Question 44

Who is someone who is very smart?

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Genius

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Silly

Question 45

What is a baby cow called?

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Calf

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Horse

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Piglet

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Puppy

Question 46

Let's learn about new words! Which of these is NOT a good way to learn new words?

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Getting in trouble for saying words wrong

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Talking to friends and family about new words

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Reading books and looking at the pictures

Question 47

What is a baby cow called?

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Calf

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Horse

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Pig

Question 48

What's a fun way to learn new words?

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Sing songs and play word games

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Watch TV all day

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Read books alone

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Talk only to adults

Question 49

Which word starts with the sound /g/ like in 'go'?

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go

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cat

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ball

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tree

Question 50

Which activity is a fun and engaging way to help preschoolers learn new words?

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Talking to children and using new words in conversation

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Reading books to children and discussing new words

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Giving children a list of words to memorize

Question 51

Which word starts with the letter 't'?

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Tree

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Apple

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Cat

Question 52

Which word means something feels very smooth when you touch it?

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Slippery

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Rough

Question 53

How can we best learn new words in class?

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Using new words in different activities

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Learning only the hardest words

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Avoiding games and songs that teach new words

Question 54

Which animal says 'meow'?

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Cat

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Dog

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Bird

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Cow

Question 55

What's the difference between understanding words and saying words?

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Understanding words is receptive vocabulary, and saying words is expressive vocabulary.

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Receptive vocabulary is only for speaking, and expressive vocabulary is only for listening.

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Receptive vocabulary is for writing words, and expressive vocabulary is for reading them.

Question 56

When do most children start speaking using words?

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12 months

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6 months

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18 months

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24 months

Question 57

Which word means the same as 'big'?

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Giant

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Small

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Blue

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Happy

Question 58

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

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Not

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Very

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Again

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Together

Question 59

What animal has a long neck?

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Giraffe

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Cat

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Dog

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Bird

Question 60

What is the opposite of 'up'?

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Down

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Right

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Left

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Behind

Question 61

What word means something that is very cold?

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Freezing

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Hot

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Warm

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Cool

Question 62

What sound does a dog make?

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Bark

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Meow

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Moo

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Chirp

Question 63

What fruit is red and round?

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Apple

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Orange

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Banana

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Strawberry

Question 64

What word means something that is very small?

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Tiny

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Big

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Large

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Giant