Learning to Use a Dictionary

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the second definition of rebound?

• My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

• The game turned on a great rebound.

• The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

• Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the first definition of obstruct?

• The terrorists' plan was obstructed by the witness's report.

• The snowbanks completely obstructed the roads in and out of our neighborhood.

• We expected an ocean view, but our view of the beach was obstructed by the construction crane.

• An emergency meeting of the basketball team obstructed our ability to get practice over with early.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: From what language does the word contour originate?

• English

• French

• American

• Latin

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word stupendous comes from a word that means what?

• to be stunned

• extremely large in amount

• remarkable

• so great in importance as to amaze

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vacillate comes from a word that means what?

• to waver

• to be unable to choose between different courses of action

• to change between one state and another

• to sway from one side to another

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word trepidation?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vitiate comes from a word that means what?

• fault

• reduce

• corrupt

• ineffective

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word deliberate can be used as what two parts of speech?

• adjective and verb

• interjection and verb

• adjective and adverb

• adjective and interjection

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What is the language of origin of the word writhe?

• English

• American

• Latin

• Germanic