wordly wise 3000 book 5 lesson 8

5 Written Questions

1. safe or fit to be eaten
2. to become smaller or less
3. the load carried by a plane or ship
4. a barrel-shaped container, especially one for holding liquids
5. to chop down or cut with blows from an ax

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a large meal for many people, a feast
   1. banquet
   2. cask
   3. harvest
   4. task
2. to make a serious promise
   1. hew
   2. pledge
   3. cargo
   4. prosper
3. to honor something in a special way
   1. decrease
   2. celebrate
   3. pledge
   4. desperate
4. reckless because of feelings of despair
   1. celebrate
   2. decrease
   3. prosper
   4. desperate
5. to succeed, especially in terms of money
   1. prosper
   2. hew
   3. cask
   4. pledge

5 True/False Questions

1. assemble → To bring together in a group; to gather. To put or fit together.

   True        False

2. frivolous → to succeed, especially in terms of money

   True        False

3. task → a piece of work that needs to be done

   True        False

4. hostile → unfriendly; of or like an enemy

   True        False

5. harvest → the gathering of ripe crops for a season

   True        False