Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word seeps?

• blocks

• flows

• wrinkles

• yawns

What does the word glaciers mean?

• large sheets of ice

• tools used by doctors

• small pieces of plastic

• items used when cooking

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word necessity?

• exciting

• impossible

• required

• optional

What does the word absorb mean?

• make or create something

• keep something out or away

• soak up or take something in

• make something fresh and new

What does the word cycle mean?

• an event that causes another to occur

• the result or consequence of a specific event

• the way a specific event occurs from start to finish

• the order of a series of events that happen one after another

What does the word conserve mean?

• lose, destroy, or waste

• provide, assist, or serve

• endanger, threaten, or harm

• protect from harm, loss, or change

Read the dictionary entry below. Verb 1. to influence 2. to have an effect on something Which of the following words is defined above?

• affect

• absorb

• conserve

• cycle

What does the word circulates mean?

• moves in a pattern

• moves from point to point

• moves from the beginning to an end point

• moves in a circular course back to the starting point

What is the main idea of the article?

• All water on Earth is connected.

• There is only one well in the world.

• The amount of water on Earth has not ever changed.

• All of the wells in the world are connected underground.

According to the article, Earth can support life because it is the only planet with

• people.

• liquid water.

• an atmosphere.

• water of any form.