America's Deadliest Disaster (Vocabulary Quiz)

What does the word churning mean in the sentence below?

Outside, the wild, churning ocean was like a furious beast.

• ridiculous

• Swirling or moving violently.

• changing

• people moving to a new county

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does the word devouring mean in the sentence below?

The furious hurricane was devouring Harry's neighborhood.

• changing

• getting back

• eating in a fast and hungry way

• ridiculous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word transforming mean in the sentence below?

New inventions and fresh were transforming lives all across the country.

• ridiculous

• get back

• changing

• Swirling or moving violently

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word immigrants mean in the sentence below?

Arriving ships were crowed with immigrants.

• Especially at risk for or likely to be affected by

• ridiculous

• changing

• people moving to a new county

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word prone mean in the sentence below?

True, this glittering city was prone to flooding.

• Especially at risk for or likely to be affected by

• changing

• get back

• what you think is likely of happen in the future

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word surge mean in the sentence below?

But the most devastating part of a hurricane is the "Storm Surge."

• A sudden large and powerful movement, often created by water

• pieces of something that has been destroyed

• swirling or moving violently

• changing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word predictions mean in the sentence below?

Most of the weatherman's predictions were wrong.

• changing

• pieces of something that has been destroyed

• statements about what you think is likely to happen in the future.

• eating in a fast and hungry way

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word absurd mean in the sentence below?

The idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd.

• People moving to a mew country

• ridiculous

• Get back

• swirling or moving violently

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word debris mean in the sentence below?

In minutes, the entire city was transformed into a raging sea, filled with debris.

• get back

• people moving to a new country

• eating in a fast and hungry way.

• pieces of something that has been destroyed

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word reclaim mean in the sentence below?

They will reclaim the money.

• get back

• ridiculous

• changing

• gracefully

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C