Some words have different meanings in different contexts. Choose the meaning of
each boldface word as it is used in the reading.
For the questions 1-8 chose the correct answer.
figures
- symbols for numbers
- shapes, outlines, or forms
scale
- a device used for weighing things
- the size of something in relation to other things
canvas
- a heavy fabric used by an artist as a painting surface
- the sails on a boat
drum
- a large spool around which something long can be wound
- an instrument that is struck with sticks or the hands
spotted
- covered or stained with small round marks
- seen, found, or discovered