Abe's Honest Words Vocabulary/Comprhension

What does the word haste mean?

• competitiveness
• helplessness
• quickness
• weakness

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word means almost the SAME as divided?

• jagged
• faded
• damaged
• separated

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word shattered mean?

• destroyed
• deserted
• shambled
• shuffled

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word  tension mean?

• feeling of anxiety or fear
• mental or emotional strain
• willingness to surrender
• belief about or understanding of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word opposed mean?

• disagreed
• offended
• positioned
• possessed

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word means almost the SAME as perish?

• disappear
• disagree
• disapprove
• dislike

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word proclamation mean?

• the act of relaxing
• firmness of purpose
• power to capture attention
• an official public announcement

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the dictionary entry below.
*Noun:  a formal speech
*Verb:  write directions on mail
Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

• address
• haste
• proclamation
• tension

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What was the "hideous sight" that shattered Abraham Lincoln's joy?

• the death of war
• the Union soldiers
• slaves chained together
• the hunters he ferried down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Abraham Lincoln decide to become a lawmaker?

• to help people
• to end slavery
• to give speeches
• to become president

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1