8th Grade Lesson 4 Vocabulary Test

Melanie's dream haunted her. This means that her dream

• was about a ghost.
• visited her every night.
• took place in a haunted house.
• stayed in her mind continually.

To take something amiss is to

• carry it with you.
• take it the wrong way.
• give it to someone as a gift.
• take it far away.

People said that a spirit haunted the house on the hill. They said that

• a ghost appeared in the house.
• visitors frequently came to the house.
• they could not stop thinking about the house.
• most of their dreams were about the house.

Which is likely to include sage?

• a sauce
• a book
• a game
• a conversation

Which is most likely to express profound ideas?

• a television commercial
• a book by a great scholar
• a street sign
• instructions for making spaghetti

David loved horses, so he haunted the local stables. This means that David

• was a ghost.
• thought about the stables every day.
• visited the stables frequently.
• dreamed about the stables each night.

abhorred

• shivered
• excluded
• explored
• detested

affable

• pleasant
• hilarious
• edible
• drinkable

amiss

• strong
• feminine
• wrong
• fancy

despondent

• watery
• disgusting
• communicative
• discouraged