Wordly Wise Lesson 1

What word means "to make familiar"?

• accuse

• accustom

• alert

• assign

Answer explanation

Every fall the students accustom themselves to the new schedule.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What word means "watchful; wide-awake"?

• alert

• obedient

• jostle

• distract

Answer explanation

The shortstop was not alert and missed the catch.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

What word means, "to select for a position or for what has to be done"?

• obedient

• jostle

• assign

• accustom

Answer explanation

For this year’s basketball team, the coach assigned me to play as a forward.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What word means "to move or shift"?

• jostle

• companion

• burly

• budge

Answer explanation

For this year’s basketball team, the coach assigned me to play as a forward.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What word means "big and strongly built"?

• distract

• assign

• burly

• compatible

Answer explanation

Most football players are quite burly.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What word means "one who spends time with or does things with another"?

• companion

• burly

• accustom

• distract

Answer explanation

My grandmother was always an interesting companion when we went to the city for the day.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What word means "getting along well together"?

• burly

• assign

• compatible

• distract

Answer explanation

Julie and I didn’t mind sharing a room, because we were so compatible.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What word means "a general idea or thought about something"?

• concept

• burly

• jostle

• obedient

Answer explanation

For our project, we started with the concept of helping our community.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

What word means "to draw one’s thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand"?

• assign

• concept

• distract

• obedient

Answer explanation

The police sirens distracted me, so I didn’t hear what you said.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What word means "to push or shove"?

• concept

• jostle

• obedient

• assign

Answer explanation

I dropped my phone when someone in the crowd jostled me.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D