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VICTORY OVERVOCABULARY
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VOCABULARYRoot Word & Affixes
Synonyms & Antonyms
Context Clues
Multiple Meaning Words
Homophones
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1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Topic 1: 200
• Question:• The word autograph containsa) A root word with no prefix or suffixb) A root with a prefix and no suffixc) A root with a suffix and no prefixd) A root with a prefix and a suffix• Answer• (The answer B!)
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Topic 1: 400
• Question:• Which of these words contains two suffixes?a) Carelesslyb) Underwaterc) Photographingd) Biology• Answer• (The answer A!)
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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!)
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Topic 1: 800
• Question:• The Calypso became Wanda’s floating laboratory.
What does laboratory mean?a) Sailing vesselb) Underwater cityc) Workplaced) Place to sleep• Answer• (The answer C!)
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Topic 1: 1000• Question:• Which of the following words means “the study of
life?”a) Explorationb) Oceanographerc) Biologyd) aqualung• Answer• (The answer C!)
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Topic 2: 200
• Question:• What is an antonym for smart?a) Unintelligentb) Troublesomec) Curiousd) Playful• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 2: 400
• Question:• Which of the following is an antonym for rain?a) Dropletsb) Mistc) Cloudburstd) Sunshine• Answer• (The answer D!)
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Topic 2: 600
• Question:• Though they run with might and main.• What does might MOST LIKELY mean in this line?a) Maybeb) Strengthc) Weaknessd) Weight• Answer• (The answer B!)
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Topic 2: 800
• Question:• What is an antonym for frozen?a) Hardenedb) Iced upc) Meltedd) Chilled• Answer• (The answer C!)
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Topic 2: 1000• Question:• Poor dears, battling in the gale!• Which word could BEST replace gale in the line
below?a) Stormb) Floodc) Calmd) Fire• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 3: 200
• Question:• What does cautious mean?a) Recklessb) Carefulc) Quietd) Cheerful• Answer• (The answer B!)
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Topic 3: 400
• Question:• He soon came to the coast and saw Whale.• What does coast MOST LIKELY mean?a) Land along the seab) Mouth of a riverc) Large hilld) Side of a mountain• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 3: 600
• Question:• What does scampered mean in the sentence,
“Rabbit scampered off to find the thickest vine he could?”
• Answer• (The answer D!)
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Topic 3: 800
• Question:• Read this sentence.• Elephant agreed to the competition and tied
the thick line around his trunk.a) warb) Achievementc) Contestd) Sport• Answer• (The answer C!)
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Topic 3: 1000• Question:• Based on context clues, what does strain mean in
the sentence, “Soon the strain on the vine became too much, and it snapped with a loud pop?”
a) Fruitb) Great force or pressurec) Growth, as of a plantd) To sift• Answer• (The answer B!)Ba
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Topic 4: 200
• Question:• Her sister had shut herself in her bedroom to
play the tuba.• In this sentence, the word play MOST LIKELY meansa) A staged dramatic workb) To make musicc) To take part in a gamed) To behave in a silly way
• Answer• (The answer B!)
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Topic 4: 400
• Question:• The poet writes “the rise of the moon.” What
does rise mean as used in the poem?a) Move upwardb) Get upc) Standd) Hill• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 4: 600
• Question:• Oh, isn’t it grand!• What does grand MOST LIKELY mean in this line?a) One thousandb) Largec) Wonderfuld) Complete• Answer• (The answer C!)
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Topic 4: 800
• Question:• The word fold comes from an old word meaning “pen”
or “enclosure,” and it can mean “a flock of sheep” or “the members of a church.” When the poet writes of “nearing the fold,” he MOST LIKELY means the tobogganers are
a) About to be folded in half like a sheet.b) About to hit a bump in the hill.c) About to fail in business.d) Approaching a group of other people.• Answer• (The answer D!)Ba
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Topic 4: 1000• Question:• Close to the homestead we hear the ring• As used in the poem, the word ring meansa) A circle of metalb) A clear soundc) A round roomd) A gang• Answer• (The answer B!)
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Topic 5: 200
• Question:• If you weren’t always in bare feet, you
would probably be safer.• What does the word bare mean?a) Uncoveredb) A large animalc) To endured) To reveal• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 5: 400
• Question:• He cared about the well-being of people, so
he passed numerous laws to help keep people healthy.
• The word passed meansa) Historyb) Createdc) Moved byd) Long ago• Answer• (The answer B!)Ba
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Topic 5: 600
• Question:• While traveling with some of his servants,
he decided to stop for some relaxation.• What does the word some mean?a) A numberb) Admirablec) An amount of moneyd) A little bit of• Answer• (The answer D!)
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Topic 5: 800
• Question:• Soon after, Shen Nong realized there was a
pleasant scent in the air.• What does scent mean?a) Smellb) Moneyc) Mailedd) Moved• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Topic 5: 1000• Question:• Shen Nong, uninterested in their pleas, took
a drink of the brown water.• What does the word pleas mean?a) Polite requestsb) Make happyc) Criesd) Formal statements• Answer• (The answer A!)
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts.
• Question:• Ella had only a week left to learn the rest of
her lines for the school play. She had the lead role.
• In the second sentence, the word lead meansa) Mainb) Guidec) Heavy metald) Funniest• Answer• (The answer A!) Ba
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