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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? • Storm • Flood • Calm • Fire • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

13. Topic 3: 200 • Question: • What does cautious mean? • Reckless • Careful • Quiet • Cheerful • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

14. Topic 3: 400 • Question: • He soon came to the coast and saw Whale. • What does coast MOST LIKELY mean? • Land along the sea • Mouth of a river • Large hill • Side of a mountain • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

15. 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!) Back

16. Topic 3: 800 • Question: • Read this sentence. • Elephant agreed to the competition and tied the thick line around his trunk. • war • Achievement • Contest • Sport • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

17. 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?” • Fruit • Great force or pressure • Growth, as of a plant • To sift • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

18. Topic 4: 200 • Question: • Her sister had shut herself in her bedroom to play the tuba. • In this sentence, the word play MOST LIKELY means • A staged dramatic work • To make music • To take part in a game • To behave in a silly way • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

19. Topic 4: 400 • Question: • The poet writes “the rise of the moon.” What does rise mean as used in the poem? • Move upward • Get up • Stand • Hill • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

20. Topic 4: 600 • Question: • Oh, isn’t it grand! • What does grandMOST LIKELY mean in this line? • One thousand • Large • Wonderful • Complete • Answer • (The answer C!) Back

21. 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 • About to be folded in half like a sheet. • About to hit a bump in the hill. • About to fail in business. • Approaching a group of other people. • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

22. Topic 4: 1000 • Question: • Close to the homestead we hear the ring • As used in the poem, the word ring means • A circle of metal • A clear sound • A round room • A gang • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

23. Topic 5: 200 • Question: • If you weren’t always in bare feet, you would probably be safer. • What does the word baremean? • Uncovered • A large animal • To endure • To reveal • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

24. 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 means • History • Created • Moved by • Long ago • Answer • (The answer B!) Back

25. 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 number • Admirable • An amount of money • A little bit of • Answer • (The answer D!) Back

26. Topic 5: 800 • Question: • Soon after, ShenNongrealized there was a pleasant scent in the air. • What does scent mean? • Smell • Money • Mailed • Moved • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

27. Topic 5: 1000 • Question: • ShenNong, uninterested in their pleas, took a drink of the brown water. • What does the word pleas mean? • Polite requests • Make happy • Cries • Formal statements • Answer • (The answer A!) Back

28. 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 means • Main • Guide • Heavy metal • Funniest • Answer • (The answer A!) 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!