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Second Grade (Grade 2) Defining Words Questions

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Grade 2 Defining Words
save someone from danger
  1. instinct
  2. rescue
  3. fast-paced
  4. family
Grade 2 Defining Words
to be completely sure
  1. forget
  2. lazy
  3. certainly
  4. deserve
Grade 2 Defining Words
Land between two hills or mountains is a(n)
  1. island.
  2. valley.
  3. peninsula.
Grade 2 Defining Words
very good
  1. lazy
  2. mean
  3. terrific
  4. mope
Grade 2 Defining Words
the sound you make when you think something is funny
  1. laugh
  2. cry
  3. mope
  4. aloft
Grade 2 Defining Words
to help do something along with others
  1. clutched
  2. either
  3. second
  4. contribute
Grade 2 Defining Words
Something that goes on and on and on is said to be
  1. limited.
  2. fixed.
  3. endless.
Grade 2 Defining Words
When you are eager to find something out, you are
  1. bored.
  2. upset.
  3. curious.
Grade 2 Defining Words
very good
  1. worst
  2. certainly
  3. great
  4. mope
Grade 2 Defining Words
An assistant is                                 .
  1. something that is not done right
  2. a great surprise
  3. to make quiet and still
  4. a person who helps
  5. a person who works in a library
  6. willing to wait
Grade 2 Defining Words
If you are TARDY, you are
  1. early.
  2. absent.
  3. late.
  4. sleepy.
Grade 2 Defining Words
A mistake is                                 .
  1. something that is not done right
  2. a great surprise
  3. a person who works in a library
  4. willing to wait
  5. a person who helps
  6. to make quiet and still
Grade 2 Defining Words
                are opposites. For example, over and under or old and new.
  1. Homonyms
  2. Synonyms
  3. Antonyms
Grade 2 Defining Words
energy, liveliness
  1. mope
  2. spirit
  3. tinker
  4. lazy
Grade 2 Defining Words
                mean the same thing. For example, small and little.
  1. Homonyms
  2. Synonyms
  3. Antonyms
Grade 2 Defining Words CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.2.4
the points at the end of the game
  1. champion
  2. defeat
  3. score
  4. win
Grade 2 Defining Words
Calm means                                 .
  1. willing to wait
  2. a great surprise
  3. something that is not done right
  4. a person who helps
  5. a person who works in a library
  6. to make quiet and still
Grade 2 Defining Words CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.2.4
an animal that is hunted or eaten by other animals
  1. decomposer
  2. dinosaur
  3. predator
  4. prey
Grade 2 Defining Words
When something lasts a short time, it is said to be
  1. endless.
  2. brief.
  3. continuous.
Grade 2 Defining Words
to be less skilled than anyone else
  1. clutched
  2. worst
  3. terrific
  4. spirit
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