Flocabulary Blue Unit 10

Which of the following questions best demonstrates the meaning of authority? 

• Jim was stuck in jail for twenty years. 
• Jim wrote a book. 
• Jim told his workers what to do. 
• Jim prevented his family from worrying. 

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An eventful day is one in which __________. 

• you are bored out of your mind
• a lot happens 
• the sun shines very brightly
• you hear a very loud sound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

What or who do the police apprehend? 

• pastries 
• people who they believe have broken the law
• crimes
• the lawyers who pursue the case

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

To act conscientiously is to act _________. 

• with care
• quickly 
• without care
• slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word languish? 

• My cat became too weak to stand as she got older. 
• We cooked a delicious meal. 
• When I read the passage, I understood it completely.
• My mother gazed into the mirror and smiled. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which of the following makes a strident sound? 

• a coach with a soft voice
• a saxaphone
• nails on a chalkboard
• outer space

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If something rankled Kevin, it ________. 

• arrested him
• hurt him very badly 
• bothered him
• prevented him from doing something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which is a dire circumstance? 

• you are thirsty for something sweet
• your car breaks down in the middle of the Sahara Desert
• you go to court to press charges 
• you get mad at a teacher that won't call on you

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following phrases best demonstrates the meaning of the word facilitate? 

• stopping at a redlight
• arresting a criminal 
• helping an adult learn to read
• thinking about a higher power

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The students were sweltering.  They were ________. 

• taking a quiz
• arguing with each other 
• becoming weak 
• sweating a lot 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6