DICTIONARY SKILLS

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the second definition of rebound?

• The game turned on a great rebound.

• The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

• My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

• Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word deliberate can be used as what two parts of speech?

• interjection and verb

• adjective and interjection

• adjective and verb

• adjective and adverb

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the first definition of obstruct?

• The terrorists' plan was obstructed by the witness's report.

• We expected an ocean view, but our view of the beach was obstructed by the construction crane.

• An emergency meeting of the basketball team obstructed our ability to get practice over with early.

• The snowbanks completely obstructed the roads in and out of our neighborhood.

Which word can be found on the same page as these guide words?

lick - lizard

• liar

• lullaby

• limb

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

• The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence

• The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word

• Dictionaries are more expensive

• There is no difference

This dictionary page has been ripped. Which word below would not appear on this dictionary page?

• hall

• handy

• happy

• ham

what is no 3?

• part of speech

• guideword

• headword

• noun

what is no 1?

• guide word

• headword

• spelling

• system

Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words;

pedal--pelt

• pebble

• pearly

• peace

• peek