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Worldly Wise Book 8, Lesson 7

Authored by Melanie Chapman

English

8th Grade

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Worldly Wise Book 8, Lesson 7
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This quiz focuses on advanced vocabulary development through the systematic study of challenging academic words and their relationships. Students work with sophisticated terms like "claustrophobia," "condescend," "contingent," and "protract" that require mature reading comprehension and nuanced understanding of word meanings. The assessment targets 8th-grade vocabulary skills, emphasizing multiple-meaning words, context clues, and word relationships through synonyms, antonyms, and analogies. Students must demonstrate deep comprehension by distinguishing between subtle differences in meaning, understanding connotations, and recognizing how the same word can function differently across contexts. The quiz requires students to move beyond simple memorization to apply vocabulary knowledge through varied question formats, including definitional understanding, contextual application, and comparative analysis of word relationships. Created by Melanie Chapman, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This vocabulary assessment serves multiple instructional purposes throughout the learning cycle, from introducing new academic vocabulary to evaluating student mastery before moving to the next lesson. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a diagnostic tool to gauge student readiness, as guided practice during vocabulary instruction, or as a summative assessment to measure learning outcomes. The varied question types make it particularly effective for differentiated instruction and formative assessment, allowing teachers to identify specific areas where students need additional support with word meaning, context usage, or word relationships. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards L.8.4 (determining word meanings through context clues and word relationships) and L.8.5 (understanding figurative language and word relationships), supporting students' development of the academic vocabulary essential for success across all content areas.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Clarice has claustrophobia. She is afraid of 

flying.
heights.
reptiles and amphibians
small, enclosed spaces

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To condescend is to behave in

 an outgoing and friendly manner.
an offensively superior manner.
a polite but cool manner.
a sarcastic, mocking manner.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A contingent plan is one that

is considered successful
may be carried out.
will not be used.
is considered unsuccessful

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Eli received a deluge of e-mail messages. This means that he received

many, many e-mail messages.
two e-mail messages.
no e-mail messages at all.
the usual number of email message.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fledgling is 

a reckless young person.
a hopeful job seeker.
an inexperienced young person.
a hospital patient.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When would you expect to hear a fanfare?

when a costumer walks into a store
when a king or queen enters a room
when a movie begins
when a doorbell rings

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The princess would not condescend to live anywhere but her castle. The princess

 was forced to live in the castle.
thought that no place but the castle was good enough for her.
would not let anyone else live in the castle.
had another home besides the castle.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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