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Victory over Vocabulary. Do you have what it takes?. Welcome! Today’s categories are …. VOCABULARY. Topic 1: 200. Question: The word autograph contains A root word with no prefix or suffix A root with a prefix and no suffix A root with a suffix and no prefix

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  1. Victory over Vocabulary Do you have what it takes? Welcome! Today’s categories are …

  2. VOCABULARY

  3. Topic 1: 200 • Question: • The word autograph contains • A root word with no prefix or suffix • A root with a prefix and no suffix • A root with a suffix and no prefix • A root with a prefix and a suffix • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  4. Topic 1: 400 • Question: • Which of these words contains two suffixes? • Carelessly • Underwater • Photographing • Biology • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  5. Topic 1: 600 • Question: • Michael swam to regain the use of his arm after his automobile accident. Regain means about the same as • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

  6. Topic 1: 800 • Question: • The Calypso became Wanda’s floating laboratory. What does laboratory mean? • Sailing vessel • Underwater city • Workplace • Place to sleep • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  7. Topic 1: 1000 • Question: • Which of the following words means “the study of life?” • Exploration • Oceanographer • Biology • aqualung • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  8. Topic 2: 200 • Question: • What is an antonym for smart? • Unintelligent • Troublesome • Curious • Playful • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  9. Topic 2: 400 • Question: • Which of the following is an antonym for rain? • Droplets • Mist • Cloudburst • Sunshine • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

  10. Topic 2: 600 • Question: • Though they run with might and main. • What does might MOST LIKELY mean in this line? • Maybe • Strength • Weakness • Weight • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  11. Topic 2: 800 • Question: • What is an antonym for frozen? • Hardened • Iced up • Melted • Chilled • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  12. Topic 2: 1000 • Question: • Poor dears, battling in the gale! • Which word could BEST replace gale in the line below? • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  13. Topic 3: 200 • Question: • The clerk checked the stores. • Which synonym of stores is used in this sentence? • Verb SYN: stows • Noun SYN: supplies • Noun SYN: market • Noun SYN: showroom • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  14. Topic 3: 400 • Question: • Magazine (mag-uh-zeen) noun (1) supply storage area (2) a periodical containing a variety of pieces (stories, poems, information) that is often illustrated (3) a holder in a gun for ammunition (4) a lightproof chamber for film on a camera • He closed and locked the door of the magazine behind him. It would be a disaster if someone got into the storeroom and took the ammunition. • Which dictionary definition of magazine is used in the sentence. • Definition 1 • Definition 2 • Definition 3 • Definition 4 • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  15. Topic 3: 600 • Question: • When all of these people talk to me at the same time, I get a little dizzy. • What does word dizzy mean in this sentence? • Unsteady • Confused • Thoughtless • Very high in the air • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  16. Topic 3: 800 • Question: • Divide SYN: split, separate, break • ANT: join, combine, reunite, unify • Combine is an antonym of which meaning of the word divide? • To separate • To cause a disagreement • To mark something off • A land area • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  17. Topic 3: 1000 • Question: • Dock SYN: wharf, pier, harbor, come in, moor, cut • ANT: untie, cast off • Untie is an antonym of which meaning of the word dock? • A buckwheat plant • A place in a courtroom • To secure a ship • To deduct money from a person’s wages • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  18. Topic 4: 200 • Question: • “Uh-oh, here comes the big cheese. We better get back to work,” stated Sabrina. • What does “the big cheese” PROBABLY mean • A mouse • An unimportant person • A boss • A dairy product • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  19. Topic 4: 400 • Question: • Just then, they heard a door slam as loud as thunder. • What does “loud as thunder” mean? • Dangerous • Very loud • With rain • Quite soft • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  20. Topic 4: 600 • Question: • Which sentence contains an idiom? • “Pete and Mark worked in a coal mine.” • “They concluded that they were probably the only ones trapped.” • One afternoon, while drilling in the mine, they heard the horrible noise that miners dreaded.” • “The sound of crashing rock made them think this was the end of the line for both of them.” • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

  21. Topic 4: 800 • Question: • Which sentence uses figurative language? • “Their lives hung in the balance.” • “They knew that a loud noise could casue the tunnel to collapse.” • “It was a cave-in.” • “They concluded that they were probably the only miners trapped.” • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  22. Topic 4: 1000 • Question: • They immediately went back in their minds, trying to think about who was in the shaft that day, and where everybody would be at this hour. • What does it mean that the two men “went back in their minds?” • They looked inside each other’s head. • They tried to remember what happened earlier in the day. • They stopped thinking and walked backwards. • They tried to think of a way out of the mind shaft. • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  23. Topic 5: 200 • Question: • What kind of playful language are the words dumb mud? • Slang • Pun • Joke • palindrome • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

  24. Topic 5: 400 • Question: Eye Doctor: Iris Glass Banker: Penny Dimes Pastry Chef: Candy Barr Actress: Holly Wood • What kind of playful language is featured above? • Puns • Jokes • Palindromes • Metaphors • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

  25. Topic 5: 600 • Question: • Teacher: When you yawn, put your hand to your mouth! • Pupil: What? I’ll get bitten! • How do pigs write? • With a pig pen. • What kind of playful language is featured above? • Palindromes • Jokes • Puns • Figurative language • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  26. Topic 5: 800 • Question: • Refer • Level • Never odd or even • Go deliver a dare, vile dog • What kind of playful language is featured above? • Puns • Jokes • Palindromes • similes • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

  27. Topic 5: 1000 • Question: • The Halloween story you told about the rabbits was a real hare raiser. • What type of playful language is used in the sentence above? • Palindrome • Pun • Joke • Slang • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • They held out hope that rescuers would find them soon. • What does it mean that the men “held out hope?” • The men held out a piece of paper that said “hope.” • The men did not lose hope. • The men held out a tool that is called hope. • The men held out their helmets to keep themselves safe. • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

  29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

  30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

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