Assessment 30B Wit and Wisdom

She was infinitely better at bowling than I was.

Infinitely means....

• To the extreme degree

• Not at all

• forever

• worse

When an organ in a person’s body stops working, a doctor might try to transplant it with an organ from another person.

Transplant means...

• Hide

• Keep

• Move from one place to another.

• Give away

After a long morning hike, we devoured our lunch.

• forgot

• wasn't hungry

• ate

• Ate quickly

The teacher gave the literal meaning of the word heart.

Literal means....

• Word for word; actual or usual

• Not real

• a heart

• feelings

We then discussed the figurative meaning of heart.

Figurative means...

• Real

• Saying one thing but meaning another.

• Feelings

• pretend

She gave me a sympathetic look when I told her I had been sick.

Sympathetic means...

• Weird

• Scared

• Concerned/Caring

• Annoyed

Does that word rhyme with fame?

Rhyme means...

• Have the same ending sounds

• Look the same

• Have the same beginning sounds

• Are the same word.

We need to find a way to transport the package.

Transport means...

• take

• Steal

• Move from one place to another

• Ship

The meter of the poem reminded her of a horse running.

Meter means...

• meet someone

• rhythm of a poem

• sound

• length

The valve was not working properly, which caused a problem.

Valve means...

• A part that opens and closes allowing liquid to flow through.

• The heart.

• plumbing

• the doctor