Wordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 1 Quiz

A trek is a long, difficult

• journey

• discussion

• test

• project

When rain abates, it

• begins to stop

• freezes

• causes floods

• pours down steady

An agent is someone who

• works in a restaurant

• acts in movies

• does business for others

• has very good manners

A group referred to as "the authorities" includes

• all citizens

• police officers

• pet owners

• store owners

A disease that is epidemic

• has no cure

• is limited to children

• is not serious

• spreads rapidly

An estimate is

• a careful guess

• a large amount of money

• a person's weight

• a person's height

To acknowledge a rule is to

• create it

• admit that it exists

• reveal it to others

• enforce it

To evict someone from an apartment is to

• force him or her to move out

• rent the apartment to him or her

• buy the apartment from him or her

• furnish the apartment for him or her

Jack's comment is irrelevant to our discussion. This means his comment

• may cause an argument

• will bring our discussion to an end

• adds interest to our discussion

• has nothing to do with our discussion

Which describes a sham?

• visiting a doctor

• pretending to be sick

• having a serious illness

• hoping a sick friend will get well soon