Deck 6: While You Read and After You Read, Use the Dictionary

Question 1

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New
Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions.

Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales.

ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a:
to make publicly and generally known b:
to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp.
by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue
or sponsor advertising
What part of speech is advertise?

A)Noun
B)Verb
C)Adjective
D)Adverb

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Read the sentences, which are all from Cahokia: Mirror of the Cosmos by Sally A.Kitt
Chappell.Then select the dictionary definition that best fits the word as used in the
sentence.

Yet without the wheel, beasts of burden, or metal working, their stratified society fostered
widespread commerce, refined artistic expression, and monumental architecture.
At the beginning of the second millennium, a civilization more sophisticated and powerful
than any other in the Western Hemisphere north of Mexico emerged and flourished in the
Midwest.
From the top of Monks Mound the horizon of the wide world beyond forms a perfect circle.
At dawn the rising sun embraces the cosmos with an arc of gold, a reminder of the past
once cradled in this land on the broad shores of the Mississippi.
At the turn of the millennium, about A.D.1050, the population of Cahokia and its environs
was larger than that of London.

Answer 2

Question 3

What type of dictionary should be use if a reader needs to understand how complex parts fit together?

A)pocket print dictionary
B)online visual dictionary
C)cell phone app
D)online text dictionary

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New
Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions.

Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales.

ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a:
to make publicly and generally known b:
to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp.
by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue
or sponsor advertising
Which syllable of advertise is emphasized when spoken?

A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)All syllables are stressed.

Question 5

An idiom is ____.

A)the origin of a word.
B)the part of speech of a word.
C)the meaning of a word.
D)the word being used in a common phrase.

Question 6

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely
satisfied.

Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset
reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a
concession to something derogatory or prejudicial
Of the definitions, which one best fits how compromise is used in the sentence above.

A)1a
B)1b
C)2
D)None of the above

Question 7

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely
satisfied.

Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset
reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a
concession to something derogatory or prejudicial
Which syllable of compromise is emphasized when spoken?

A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)All syllables are stressed.

Question 8

The etymology of a word is ____.

A)the origin of a word.
B)the part of speech of a word.
C)the meaning of a word.
D)the word being used in a common phrase.

Question 9

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely
satisfied.

Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset
reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a
concession to something derogatory or prejudicial
What part of speech is compromise?

A)Noun
B)Verb
C)Adjective
D)Adverb

Question 10

When a reader needs a definition, synonyms, antonyms, and word histories, a _______ is appropriate.

A)pocket print dictionary
B)comprehensive dictionary
C)collegiate dictionary
D)online text dictionary

Question 11

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived
at 10:00.
Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to
deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner
contradictory of
Which syllable of advertise is emphasized when spoken?

A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)All syllables are stressed.

Question 12

When a reader needs definitions, photographs of people, places, or subjects, sections on word rots from different languages, and the parts of speech, a ___________ is appropriate.

A)pocket print dictionary
B)comprehensive dictionary
C)collegiate dictionary
D)online text dictionary

Question 13

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived
at 10:00.
Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to
deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner
contradictory of
Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how contradicted is used in the sentence above.

A)1
B)2a
C)3a
D)3b

Question 14

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived
at 10:00.
Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to
deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner
contradictory of
What part of speech is contradicted?

A)Noun
B)Verb
C)Adjective
D)Adverb

Question 15

When a word is classified as a noun, pronoun, or adjective, the dictionary is providing ____.

A)the origin of a word.
B)the part of speech of a word.
C)the meaning of a word.
D)the word being used in a common phrase.

Question 16

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New
Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions.

Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales.

ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a:
to make publicly and generally known b:
to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp.
by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue
or sponsor advertising
Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how advertise is used in the sentence above.

A)1
B)2a
C)2b
D)2c