Wordly Wise Lesson 4

If two fingerprints correspond, they ____________.

• come from members of the same family
• match.
• are smeared.
• are no identical.

To inherit money is to_______________

• save it.
• earn in .
• receive it from someone who has died.
• give it to workers who have earned it.

Renovation on the building will begin next week. Next week workers will begin____________.

• making the building look like new.
• tearing the building down.
• moving furniture into the building.
• making plans for a brand-new building.

The computer club comprises fifty-seven members. This means that the club_____________

• consists of fifty-seven members.
• has lost fifty-seven members.
• needs fifty-seven more members.
• has given awards to fifty-seven members.

To maintain someone's guilt is to __________

• declare that that person is innocent.
• decare that that person is guilty.
• wonder whether that person is guilty.
• keep that person's guilt a secret.

If someone maintains a certain weight, he or she _________

• loses several pounds.
• neither loses nor gains weight.
• gains several pounds.
• prefers a lighter or heavier weight.

Which is an example of competence?

• a rainy day
• a delicious meal
• a runner's ability to win races
• viewer's enjoyment of a funny movie

Which is an acquisition?

• a book that someone has just bought
• a sunny day following a week of rain
• a race with many competitors
• a trial with a judge and jury

To correspond with someone is to __________

• argue with that person
• play games with that person
• borrow that person's possessions
• exchange letters with that person

Countries in southern latitudes are____________

• located a few miles from the South Pole.
• in North America.
• north of the equator.
• south of the equator.