Lesson 4 7th Grade

If two fingerprints correspond, they

• come from members of the same family.

• match.

• are smeared.

• are not identical.

To inherit money is to

• save it.

• earn it.

• receive it from someone who has died.

• give it to workers who have earned it.

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.

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.

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.

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

• 110 degrees 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.

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.

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

Which is an example of competence?

• a rainy day

• a delicious meal

• a runner’s ability to win races

• viewers’ enjoyment of a funny movie

Which is an acquisition?

• a book that someone has just bought

• a sunny day following a week of rain

• a race with many competitors

• a trial with a judge and jury