VCR B Lesson 1 QUIZ

What does the word 'perennial' mean?

• A. Lasting for indefinitely long

• B. Instruments that make a sound when struck

• C. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout

• D. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

What is the definition of 'permeate'?

• A. Lasting for indefinitely long

• B. Instruments that make a sound when struck

• C. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout

• D. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

What does 'persevere' mean?

• A. Lasting for indefinitely long

• B. Instruments that make a sound when struck

• C. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout

• D. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

What is the definition of 'defer'?

• A. Lasting for indefinitely long

• B. Instruments that make a sound when struck

• C. To postpone; to delay

• D. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

What does the word 'elation' mean?

• A. Lasting for indefinitely long

• B. Instruments that make a sound when struck

• C. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout

• D. Excited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness

The familiar____ of wood on leather let us know that baseball practice had begun.

• percussion

• dilatory

• inferencing

• permeation

_______ shrubs like roses and lilacs satisfy gardeners not only because they smell good, but also because they grow for many years.

• deferring

• intentional

• perennial

• persevered

Pollution from automobiles and smokestacks _____ the air in many cities, causing health problems for people.

• infer

• defer

• permeate

• suffer

Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor in the United States, _____ despite ridicule and exclusion from the medical profession.

• persevered

• inferred

• elated

• permeated

Schools and colleges sometimes ____ admission, accepting students later in the year.

• contend

• defer

• confer

• transfer