Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

A long trip
School words, I

After the sun, the next closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. About how many years would it take for a spaceship from Earth to travel to that star with our current technology?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. If the underlined word is used correctly, write the letter for correct in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the underlined word is not used correctly, write the letter for incorrect. You will need to divide the letters into words. One letter is provided.

1. Raymond’s math homework was on page 222 of his textbook.

U. correct

A. incorrect

2. Melissa corrected the only error in her homework.

Y. correct

E. incorrect

3. An example should never be thought of as a sample.

L. correct

S. incorrect

4. Education is the study of vocabulary.

I. correct

A. incorrect

5. Sean is the student of the week in his school.

T. correct

Y. incorrect

6. There are seven classes in the fifth grade at my school.

O. correct

I. incorrect

7. Carla did not read the directions, so she made careless mistakes on her quiz.

V. correct

X. incorrect

8. An assignment is work that does not have to be completed.

N. correct

D. incorrect

9. When you double-check your work, you are not looking at the work again.

T. correct

N. incorrect

10. Because we eat lunch in school, lunch is a subject.

R. correct

E. incorrect