Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

What does the word "ambition" mean?

• A strong wish to be good at something

• A type of swimming pool

• A public sale

• A flow of water

What happens at an auction?

• People swim in a pool

• Items are sold to the highest bidder

• People walk along the coast

• Water flows in a river

What is the meaning of "coast" as a noun?

• A strong wish

• A public sale

• The land beside the sea

• A flow of electricity

What does "current" mean when referring to water?

• A type of sale

• A strong wish

• A flow of air, water, or electricity

• The land beside the sea

What does the word "frail" mean?

• Strong and healthy

• Weak, not very strong

• Fast and quick

• Happy and cheerful

What does "intelligent" mean?

• Able to learn, think, and understand quickly and easily

• Slow to understand

• Not interested in learning

• Forgetful

What is a "novel"?

• A short poem

• A long story about people and events imagined by the author

• A type of music

• A kind of dance

What does "resident" mean?

• A person who lives in a certain place

• A visitor from another country

• A person who travels a lot

• A person who works in a hospital

What does "starve" mean?

• To be very hungry or to suffer because of not eating any food

• To eat a lot of food

• To cook a meal

• To go shopping

What is a "volunteer"?

• A person who offers to do a job, usually without pay

• A person who gets paid a lot of money

• A person who works only on weekends

• A person who never helps others