Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz 4.13

A fanatic is someone who

• is from a large family.

• is extremely enthusiastic about his or her beliefs.

• has creative ideas.

• has his or her own business.

To make an impact on someone is to

• make an impression on that person.

• make a deal with that person.

• make friends with that person.

• treat that person as your guest.

Julia is a fanatic comic book collector. This means that she

• has a very small comic book collection.

• is extremely interested in collecting comic books.

• collects only valuable comic books.

• is just beginning to collect comic books.

To isolate someone is to

• teach that person a lesson.

• celebrate with that person.

• speak angrily to that person.

• separate that person from others.

Someone who occupies an apartment

• cleans the apartment.

• delivers mail to the apartment.

• lives in the apartment.

• owns the apartment building.

To protest the new landfill, we planned to occupy the lawn of city hall. What does occupy mean in this sentence?

To rout your opponents is to

• fear them.

• defeat them.

• respect their athletic skills.

• play almost as well as they do.

A tragedy is an event that causes

• great suffering.

• a car accident.

• an earthquake.

• a flood.

To suspect someone is to

• get to know that person.

• find that person fascinating.

• worry about that person.

• think that person is guilty.

A suspect is someone

• who works as a police officer.

• who works as a detective.

• whom others think is guilty.

• who goes to jail for committing a crime.