Vocab Assessment: Book 7, Lesson 4

If two fingerprints correspond, they

• come from members of the same family.

• match.

• are smeared.

• are not identical.

Answer explanation

If two fingerprints correspond, they match.

To inherit money is to

• save it.

• earn it.

• receive it from someone who has died.

• give it to workers who have earned it.

Answer explanation

To inherit money is to receive it from someone who has died.

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.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is making plans for a brand-new building because the renovation will involve planning for a new structure, not making the current one look like new, tearing it down, or moving furniture in.

Little children require constant supervision. This means that adults must

• give them lots of freedom.

• watch and direct them.

• give them art supplies.

• teach them to read.

Answer explanation

Little children require constant supervision, which means that adults must watch and direct them. This ensures their safety and well-being.

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.

Answer explanation

The computer club comprises fifty-seven members, meaning it consists of fifty-seven members. This is the correct choice.

The city’s latitude is 110 degrees north. This means that the city is located

• 110 degrees south of the equator.

• 110 degrees north of the equator.

• 110 degrees west of the international date line.

• 110 degrees east of the international date line.

Answer explanation

The city's latitude being 110 degrees north means it is located 110 degrees north of the equator.

To maintain someone’s guilt is to

• declare that that person is innocent.

• declare that that person is guilty.

• wonder whether that person is guilty.

• keep that person’s guilt a secret.

Answer explanation

To maintain someone's guilt is to declare that that person is guilty.

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.

Answer explanation

If someone maintains a certain weight, it means they are neither losing nor gaining weight, hence the correct choice is 'neither loses nor gains weight.'

To maintain a building is to

• build it.

• live in it.

• keep it in good repair.

• find out if it is for sale.

Answer explanation

To maintain a building is to keep it in good repair, ensuring it stays in proper condition and functions effectively over time.

Which describes a correspondence?

• paintings by a certain artist

• letters that two people have written to each other

• books by a certain author

• songs that a certain musician usually performs

Answer explanation

A correspondence typically refers to letters that two people have written to each other, making it the correct choice in this context.