Wordly Wise 4.13 Vocabulary Quiz

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?

• take care of

• take over

• surround

• decorate

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.