Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Volleyball
Words with Latin roots, I

William G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball in 1895. But the game was not originally called volleyball. What was volleyball originally called?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Find the word or phrase that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Choose your answers from the words or phrases that follow each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Most puppies react quickly to the sound of their name.

E. forget

T. respond

R. play

2. Jason is an actor in a local play.

E. a director

I. a musician

T. a performer

3. Buses carry children to and from school in many towns and cities.

N. transport

D. send

R. provide

4. Treasure hunters try to locate lost wealth.

E. search for

A. spend

I. find

5. Mr. Baxter’s charitable action provided the library with a hundred new books.

O. answer

E. deed

S. phone call

6. We waited for a person to help us with our luggage.

H. waiter

D. guide

O. porter

7. The territory beyond the mountains was perfect for farming.

T. land

J. weather

C. place

8. The police chief will give his report about crime to the mayor tonight.

S. speech

R. ideas

M. account

9. The wizard hoped to transform lead into gold.

U. make

E. change

O. melt

10. Alyssa’s father must wear special clothing for his job.

R. hats

N. a uniform

T. a badge