Vocabulary Workshop Level D - Unit 9

Which of the following words might you use to describe a computer drive that acts up as a backup?

• main

• auxiliary

• internal

• external

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Another word for diverse is:

• uniform

• heterogeneous

• numerous

• homogeneous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following refers to a long talk by one person?

• dialogue

• monologue

• duet

• conversation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Of all the people I know, my friend Hannah has the greatest flair for the dramatic.

Which of the following words could not be used to replace flair?

• gift

• incapacity

• talent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

On several occasions, she has skillfully feigned an oncoming cold, convincingly producing a hacking cough and speaking in a rasping voice.

Feign most nearly means:

• prevented

• treated

• simulated

• described

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

On several occasions, she has skillfully feigned an oncoming cold, convincingly producing a hacking cough and speaking in a rasping voice.

A rasping cough sounds:

• clear

• smooth

• harsh

• squeaky

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I'm confident that if circumstances impelled her to do so and she had no other choice ---for example, if I asked her to help me clean out my basement--- she could fake an illness with even more serious prognosis or a grievous injury as well. Based on teh abilities she has shown so far, I'm sure she has a future in the movies or on the stage.

Impelled most nearly means:

• forced

• invited

• forbade

• discouraged

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

I'm confident that if circumstances impelled her to do so and she had no other choice ---for example, if I asked her to help me clean out my basement--- she could fake an illness with even more serious prognosis or a grievous injury as well. Based on the abilities she has shown so far, I'm sure she has a future in the movies or on the stage.

A prognosis is a kind of:

• memory

• illness

• observation

• forecast

I'm confident that if circumstances impelled her to do so and she had no other choice ---for example, if I asked her to help me clean out my basement--- she could fake an illness with even more serious prognosis or a grievous injury as well. Based on teh abilities she has shown so far, I'm sure she has a future in the movies or on the stage.

Which of the following words could not be used to replace grievous?

• serious

• painful

• minor

• major

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The opposite of inconvenient is:

• expedient

• untimely

• momentous

• conversation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A