Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Reading Vocabulary 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The word 'obscure' most nearly means:
- obvious
- unknown (Correct answer)
- colorful
- loud
Correct answer: unknown
'Obscure' means not well known or difficult to understand.
Question 2: Which word means the opposite of 'courageous'?
- bold
- daring
- cowardly (Correct answer)
- strong
Correct answer: cowardly
The antonym of 'courageous' (brave) is 'cowardly' (lacking courage).
Question 3: Choose the word that means 'to make something worse':
- improve
- aggravate (Correct answer)
- soothe
- repair
Correct answer: aggravate
'Aggravate' means to make a problem or bad situation worse.
Question 4: The prefix 'mis-' in the word 'misunderstand' means:
- again
- before
- wrongly (Correct answer)
- after
Correct answer: wrongly
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly, as in misunderstand.
Question 5: What does 'peculiar' mean?
- ordinary
- strange (Correct answer)
- beautiful
- large
Correct answer: strange
'Peculiar' means strange or unusual.
Question 6: Read the sentence: 'The audience was in awe of the magician's _____ tricks.' Which word best fills the blank?
- dull
- ordinary
- astounding (Correct answer)
- familiar
Correct answer: astounding
'Astounding' means surprisingly impressive or amazing.
Question 7: Which word best matches the definition: 'to look at something carefully and in detail'?
- glance
- glimpse
- scrutinize (Correct answer)
- ignore
Correct answer: scrutinize
'Scrutinize' means to examine something very carefully.
Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Reading Vocabulary 3
The word 'obscure' most nearly means: