UIL Dictionary Skills Questions

Hors-d’oeuvre is French for what?

• flea

• bouquet

• appetizers

• brown horse

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many years is a phoenix thought to live for?

• 600

• 200

• 100

• 500

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following branches of zoology deals with fish?

• ichthyology

• primatology

• malacology

• ophthalmology

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When formaldehyde is dissolved in water, what is it used for?

• soil

• making a campfire

• disinfectant

• building bridges

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following places would you most likely find a political speech being made?

• a reservoir

• an oriel window

• a schooner

• hustings

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does a limpet do when it is disturbed?

• gives off a bad odor

• clings tightly

• bites

• runs away

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If someone is ruminating, they are doing what?

• reading

• meditating

• cooking

• sewing

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon that can be used to repel what?

• moths

• snakes

• bears

• fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the capital of Bhutan?

• Tula

• Tallinn

• Thimphu

• Vaduz

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is another name for a Mediterranean fruit fly?

• apple fly

• larva fly

• double fly

• medfly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5