Words with Multiple Meanings

Benjamin went to the register to pay for his baseball.

The word register in this sentence means 

• object that holds money.
• enroll in a course of study.
• indicate or show.
• have an effect on a person.
  

Though Katie knew a lot of older people, most of her closest friends were her contemporaries.

• modern in style
• people from a foreign place
• people of the same age
• superiors

Alexandra solved the complicated math problem in a novel way.

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence above? 

• ancient
• fiction
• new
• book

The sculptor showed a high degree of skill on Mount Rushmore.

In the sentence above, the word degree means 

• award
• unit of temperature.
• level
• understanding.

Josie was sad when she noticed the huge amount of litter by the side of the road.

Based on its context in the sentence above, what is the meaning of the word litter? 

• granite for a cat box
• baby animals
• powder made from plants
• garbage

The walls of the fortress were not strong enough to block the invading army.

In the sentence above, the word block means 

• a length of houses.
• to stop the movement of.
• to forget a memory.
• a piece of wood or stone.

After the storm, her car was coated with a film of ice.

Based on its context in the sentence above, what is the meaning of the word film? 

• movie
• big basket
• thin layer
• chunk

Up and down the street, people were peddling different products.

In the sentence above, the word peddling means 

• operating a bicycle.
• yelling loudly.
• carrying for sale.
• busying with trifles.

He wrote stories in his own fashion.

The word fashion in this sentence means 

• to give shape.
• manner
• to adapt.
• style of dress.

Superheroes can often get over tall buildings in a single bound.

What does bound mean in this sentence? 

• tied up or chained
• under a contract
• jump