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Size and Shape Trivia Quiz

Check out this quiz on vocabulary words related to size and shape.

A multiple-choice quiz by shs05. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
shs05

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,488

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1065

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Question 1 of 10

1. Say that something is "infinitesimal". To what trait does this term refer? Hint

being too small to be measured

being able to be placed into a box

being as large as the universe

being able to be counted individually

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is meant by describing a populated area as a "megalopolis"? Hint

it is a group of cities that have expanded to blend into one large urban area

it is a city that has many skyscrapers

it is a really small city

it is a city that has lots of growth potential

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Question 3 of 10

3. Could Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" be described as "elfin"?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which definition is best suited to the capitalized word in this statement?
"MYRIAD flowers flowed from the house to the edge of the forest." Hint

few

several

limited

innumerable

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Question 5 of 10

5. Instead of using "petty" in the following sentence, which word could be used?
"The committee thought the plans kept getting bogged down in petty details." Hint

enormous

trivial

maximine

palatial

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Question 6 of 10

6. Would PALATIAL be a correct choice of word when describing the Taj Mahal?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. The word "Lilliputian" can mean both tiny and narrow-minded.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The amplitude of the student's knowledge amazed the teacher." The best definition of "amplitude" is which of the following choices? Hint

paucity

generosity

fullness

dearth

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Question 9 of 10

9. The word "teeming" has the connotation of what? Hint

being in need of filling

being empty of something

being full of something

being a few in number

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jalene said she felt a "gargantuan" amount of guilt for eating the last of the brownies. More succinctly, what is the measure of her guilt? Hint

insignificant

moderate

none

large

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Say that something is "infinitesimal". To what trait does this term refer?

Answer: being too small to be measured

Concepts dealing with size or dimension, whether they be used by a mathematician, a philosopher, or even a photographer, involve dealing with ideas that can range from being infinite, that is, too big to be measured, to being infinitesimal, that which is too tiny to be measured.

2. What is meant by describing a populated area as a "megalopolis"?

Answer: it is a group of cities that have expanded to blend into one large urban area

A megalopolis is a heavily populated urban area, one that includes a number of cities that are connected to one another through suburbs and towns, as if there is no break between the cities.

3. Could Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" be described as "elfin"?

Answer: Yes

"Elfin" refers to someone or something who is fairylike, petite, delicate, merry or even mischievous. Puck certainly fits this description, as does Tinker Bell from Neverland in "Peter Pan".

4. Which definition is best suited to the capitalized word in this statement? "MYRIAD flowers flowed from the house to the edge of the forest."

Answer: innumerable

Actually, the best description would be ten thousand, which is the archaic definition of myriad. It's safe to say that it means the number is too many to actually count easily.

5. Instead of using "petty" in the following sentence, which word could be used? "The committee thought the plans kept getting bogged down in petty details."

Answer: trivial

"Petty" means small to the point of insignificant, and since most of the choices deal with words of large dimension, the best choice would be "trivial", which refers to small or insignificant details.

6. Would PALATIAL be a correct choice of word when describing the Taj Mahal?

Answer: true

"Palatial" is definitely a contender as it refers to being spacious, luxurious or fit for a palace, which describes the grandeur of the Taj Mahal.

7. The word "Lilliputian" can mean both tiny and narrow-minded.

Answer: true

The word Lilliputian comes from the novel "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. The hero became shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, where the residents were only six inches tall and had ideas that were as tiny as their height, since they were very small and narrow in scope.

8. "The amplitude of the student's knowledge amazed the teacher." The best definition of "amplitude" is which of the following choices?

Answer: fullness

A student possessing an "amplitude" of knowledge would have a fullness or a breadth of range, which would probably earn him or her a respectable grade in that class.

9. The word "teeming" has the connotation of what?

Answer: being full of something

If a pond were teeming with fish it would be time to grab the fishing pole and grab a net, since teeming means full of something; a very large amount of something is present. Usually, "teeming" refers to quantities of living things.

10. Jalene said she felt a "gargantuan" amount of guilt for eating the last of the brownies. More succinctly, what is the measure of her guilt?

Answer: large

"Gargantuan" refers to something large, bordering on tremendous. Jalene seems to have suffered more than caloric intake when she partook of the remaining brownies.

Source: Author shs05

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