3 My name is My class is Challenge 4 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z My name is My class is Oxford Primary Dictionary © Oxford University Press 2011 Super De f i ni t i o n Qui z Do you know what these words mean? Tick the correct answer. Complete the quiz without looking in your dictionary, 1. An azalea is a type of a. flowering plant b. furry mammal c. skin disease 2. Which of these is not a type of bird? a. a cormorant b. a curfew c. a cygnet 3. Genealogy is the study of a. family history b. genes c. the earth’s crust 4. What would you do with a haiku? a. wear it b. eat it c. read it 5. You use the word melodious to describe a. food b. a sound c. a smell 6. A migraine is a. a bad mood b. a bad headache c. a miserly person 7. To nosedive means a. to go down suddenly b. to pick your nose c. to go snorkelling 8. Which of these is an old word for a pirate? a. musketeer b. cosmonaut c. buccaneer 9. Where would you find a stalactite? a. in outer space b. in a cave c. in a sports stadium 10. A typhoon is a. a type of noodle b. a musical instrument c. a violent storm Look up the words when you have finished. EXTRA! Try making up your own Definition Quiz. In groups, choose a word from the dictionary and make up some false definitions. Each group then presents their word to the class, reading out both true and false definitions. The other groups have to guess which is the true meaning of the word.

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SuperDefinition Quiz

Do you know what these words mean? Tick the correct answer. Complete the quiz without looking in your dictionary,

1. An azalea is a type ofa. flowering plant b. furry mammal c. skin disease

2. Which of these is not a type of bird?a. a cormorant b. a curfew c. a cygnet

3. Genealogy is the study ofa. family history b. genes c. the earth’s crust

4. What would you do with a haiku?a. wear it b. eat it c. read it

5. You use the word melodious to describea. food b. a sound c. a smell

6. A migraine isa. a bad mood b. a bad headache c. a miserly person

7. To nosedive meansa. to go down suddenly b. to pick your nose c. to go snorkelling

8. Which of these is an old word for a pirate?a. musketeer b. cosmonaut c. buccaneer

9. Where would you find a stalactite?a. in outer space b. in a cave c. in a sports stadium

10. A typhoon isa. a type of noodle b. a musical instrument c. a violent storm

Look up the words when you have finished.

EXTRA!

Try making up your own Definition Quiz. In groups, choose a word from the dictionary and make up some false definitions. Each group then presents their word to the class, reading out both true and false definitions. The other groups have to guess which is the true meaning of the word.