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Middle round (ages 9–11): 💬 Word meanings. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.What does the word “abundant” mean?
- A more than enough, plenty
- B quick and full of energy
- C messy and full of things
- 2.What does the word “turbulent” mean?
- A able to stretch and snap back
- B rough and full of wild movement
- C calm and peaceful, without worry
- 3.What does the word “rare” mean?
- A refusing to change your mind
- B careful to stay out of danger
- C not found or seen very often
- 4.What does the word “soothe” mean?
- A make calm or less sore
- B run as fast as you can
- C plain and not special
- 5.What does the word “distort” mean?
- A twist out of its normal shape
- B so strong it is hard to beat
- C swing back and forth steadily
- 6.What does the word “elusive” mean?
- A easy to bend or shape
- B slowly become smaller
- C hard to find or catch
- 7.What does the word “linger” mean?
- A giving off light, glowing
- B wild with hurry or worry
- C stay longer than expected
- 8.What does the word “peculiar” mean?
- A happy and full of fun
- B strange or unusual
- C extremely large
- 9.What does the word “generous” mean?
- A happy to share and give
- B huge and wide-spreading
- C thin and easily broken
- 10.What does the word “meticulous” mean?
- A shining with rainbow colors that shift
- B resting or sleeping for a while
- C very careful about every detail
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- A: more than enough, plenty. Apples were abundant in the fall orchard. Peabody's word bank
- B: rough and full of wild movement. The turbulent river tossed the canoe. Peabody's word bank
- C: not found or seen very often. A white tiger is very rare. Peabody's word bank
- A: make calm or less sore. Mom's song soothed the crying baby. Peabody's word bank
- A: twist out of its normal shape. The funhouse mirror distorted my face. Peabody's word bank
- C: hard to find or catch. The elusive fox slipped away again. Peabody's word bank
- C: stay longer than expected. The smell of cookies lingered in the kitchen. Peabody's word bank
- B: strange or unusual. A peculiar purple frog sat on my porch. Peabody's word bank
- A: happy to share and give. The generous baker gave away free bread. Peabody's word bank
- C: very careful about every detail. Her meticulous drawing showed every whisker. Peabody's word bank
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