Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

A horseback rider
School words, II

There is a special word for a person who rides a horse. What is this word?

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.

1. Every Saturday, Brittany goes to the library to borrow a new book to read.

E. correct

U. incorrect

2. You can find the meanings and pronunciations of words in an almanac.

A. correct

I. incorrect

3. A thesaurus is an excellent book for finding words with similar meanings.

U. correct

E. incorrect

4. Angela spent several hours doing research for her report.

N. correct

S. incorrect

5. An encyclopedia is a book that contains information on one topic.

H. correct

R. incorrect

6. When you need to find the meaning of a word, you should check a dictionary.

E. correct

O. incorrect

7. We learn new things in school every day.

A. correct

U. incorrect

8. An atlas is a book of stories about other countries.

E. correct

S. incorrect

9. To define a word, you must go to a library.

W. correct

T. incorrect

10. When you compare two things, you can always expect them to be similar.

N. correct

Q. incorrect