Wordly Wise: Lesson 6

To give someone credit for a job is to

• choose that person to do a job.

• give that person a lot of money.

• wonder whether that person will do a good job.

• thank and praise that person.

Food that tastes foul is

• sweet.

• unpleasant.

• creamy.

• salty.

To enable someone to go on a trip is to

• order that person to go.

• hope that he or she will be able to go.

• make it possible for him or her to go.

• warn that person not to go.

To rig the sails on a boat means to

• set them up.

• buy them.

• repair them.

Foul weather is

• very hot.

• sunny and breezy.

• stormy.

• pleasant.

Which of these is a continent?

• California

• Paris

• Asia

• Mexico

If someone is behind schedule, that person is probably

• acting in a careful way.

• not very kind.

• a hard worker.

• going to be late.

Gusts of wind are

• warm winds on summer nights.

• sudden strong winds.

• light, gentle winds.

• ice-cold winds.

A plateau is a broad area of

• lakes and streams.

• snowy mountain peaks.

• stores and restaurants.

• flat, high ground.

A ballplayer makes a foul when he or she

• makes a play that is against the rules.

• throws the ball to another player.

• makes a play that wins the game.

• accidentally falls down.