vocabulary cloze for primary 6

Question

instructions: for the question, choose the word closest in meaning (doesn’t need to fit in the passage) to the underlined words. make ur choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

here’s part of the passage:

we all gave a little extra spurt and we crossed the line.

so basically they are in this boat competition where you need to cross the finishing line i guess.

which of the words below is similar in meaning to spurt?

1. force
2. push
3. effort
4. outburst

Answer 1

Greetings!

This would most likely be "push" because they are pushing themselves suddenly to get ahead of the competition and cross the finish line. Effort does not work because it implies they were not giving it their all to begin with. Outburst sounds more in line with verbally interjecting something. Force sounds close but does not give the full "umph" as the word "push" does when it relates to the word "spurt".

Hope this helps and have a great week!

Brandon