Lesson 1 Words to Go Quiz Questions

Question 1

If you are “up a creek without a paddle,” you’re in a ___________.

Answer 1

Predicament

Question 2

Someone who believes in “waste no, want not” is _________.

Answer 2

Frugal

Question 3

If you make a situation “go from bad to worse,” you _______ it.

Answer 3

Aggravate

Question 4

Something that is “big as a house” or “jumbo” is _________.

Answer 4

Immense

Question 5

A task that is an “uphill battle” or “easier said than done” is _________.

Answer 5

Laborious

Question 6

When a group of people “see eye to eye,” their decision is __________.

Answer 6

Unanimous

Question 7

If you “get it,” “catch on,” or “see the light,” you ________ it.

Answer 7

Comprehend

Question 8

If you “poke fun” at something or “look down at your nose,” you ________.

Answer 8

Scoff

Question 9

If you “hang in there” and “stick it out,” you will _________.

Answer 9

Endure

Question 10

If something is “no big deal” or “makes no difference,” it is _______.

Answer 10

Trivial

Question 11

If a team unanimously decides to buy new uniforms, how many people vote no?

Answer 11

None

Question 12

Which kind of track event requires the most endurance?
A. high jump
B. 2 mile race
C. 50 meter sprint

Answer 12

B. 2 mile race

Question 13

Which words would probably be spoken by a cowering person?
A. “Oh yeah?”
B. “I can’t wait!”
C. “Don’t Hurt Me!”

Answer 13

C. Don’t Hurt Me

Question 14

Who are most likely to behave maliciously toward each other?
A. friends
B. enemies
C. co-workers

Answer 14

B. Enemies

Question 15

If you are insufficiently fed, how do you feel?
A. stuffed
B. Hungry
C. Comfortable

Answer 15

B. Hungry

Question 16

What would you be most likely to think of as an aggravation?
A. constant itch
B. burning house
C. a birthday cake

Answer 16

A. constant itch

Question 17

Which of these things is supposed to measure comprehension?
A. yardstick
B. bathroom scale
C. a classroom test

Answer 17

C. a classroom test

Question 18

What does the saying “a penny saved is a penny earned” encourage people to be?

Answer 18

Frugal

Question 19

What are you in when your boat springs a leak a long way from the shore?

Answer 19

Predicament

Question 20

What do the two sides involved in a feud usually feel toward each other?

Answer 20

Malice

Question 21

If a big dog starts growling and snapping at a puppy, what is the puppy likely to do?

Answer 21

Cower

Question 22

When a teacher explains something, what does he or she hope the students will do?

Answer 22

Comprehend

Question 23

What kind of creature is a tick (or a person who behaves like one)?

Answer 23

Parasite

Question 24

If you got a sunburn, what kind of protection did you get from your sunscreen lotion?

Answer 24

Insufficient

Question 25

What kind of job would it be to scrub the kitchen floors on your hands and knees?

Answer 25

Laborious

Question 26

Antonyms: | effective

Answer 26

futile

Question 27

Antonyms: | easy

Answer 27

laborious

Question 28

Antonyms: | admire

Answer 28

scoff

Question 29

Antonyms: | collapse

Answer 29

endure

Question 30

Antonyms: | provider

Answer 30

parasite

Question 31

Antonyms: | enough

Answer 31

insufficient

Question 32

Antonyms: | important

Answer 32

trivial

Question 33

Antonyms: | soothe

Answer 33

aggravate

Question 34

Antonyms: | wasteful

Answer 34

frugal

Question 35

Antonyms: | tiny

Answer 35

immense

Question 36

Lilly talked awhile about _______ matters before telling her friend the big news.

Answer 36

Trivial

Question 37

Robbie is not a _______; he always does his fair share of work around the house.

Answer 37

Parasite

Question 38

The crowd at the championship game was _________ and filled the gymnasium.

Answer 38

Immense

Question 39

I can't ________ anything my neighbors say because they speak Gereman and I do not.

Answer 39

Comprehend

Question 40

Tina's parents were _______ for many years so that they could send her off to college.

Answer 40

Frugal

Question 41

If my family had to plan a vacation based on a ________ decision, we would never go anywhere.

Answer 41

Unanimous

Question 42

I don't mind setting the table, but I hate _______ jobs like scrubbing the kitchen floor.

Answer 42

Laborious

Question 43

It's unkind to ________ at people who are doing the best they can.

Answer 43

Scoff

Question 44

It was a feeling of _______ that made someone put a big scratch on our car with a ket.

Answer 44

Malice

Question 45

Farmers face hardships when there is ________ rain during the growing season.

Answer 45

Insufficient

Question 46

Ben made many ________ attempts to make his stubborn horse trot.

Answer 46

Futile

Question 47

Mia was in a _______ when she locked herself out of the house on a freezing day.

Answer 47

Predicament

Question 48

I though that making noise might _______ my mother's headaches, so I tried to keep quiet.

Answer 48

Aggravate

Question 49

A child who is not used to horses might ______ when one approaches.

Answer 49

Cower

Question 50

The ability of the United States to ______ was in doubt during the Civil War.

Answer 50

Endure