vocabulary in context practice

When I saw the doctor's somber expression, I knew my diagnosis was not a good one.

• shyly

• serious

• hungry

• plenty

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.5.5C

The clouds made the morning appear quite dismal.

• red

• shining

• gloomy

• fun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Looking at the excited expression on her little girl's face, Donna was happy that she could make her little girl's dreams come true.

• Family

• tyrannical

• ugly

• look

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Because he was so tyrannical, most of the hateful manager's employees were too afraid to talk to him.

• position

• bossy

• friendly

• ugly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What should you do if you see a word you don't know?

• Look for clues in the sentences around it. 🔎

• Guess and pray. 🙏

• Skip it. 🤷

• Throw the whole test away. 🗑️

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Sometimes the author helps you understand a word by...

• Laughing at you.

• Giving a definition/synonym right after.

• Giving you the word in another language.

• They don't try to help you.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the word annihilated mean here?

When the Spanish came to North America, the Native Americans here were annihilated by disease. They went from millions to only a few thousand.

• They were freed. 🤗

• They were killed. ☠

• Their population grew. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

• They became more happy. 😁😁

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word can best replace the word feeble here?

She felt as feeble as an old woman after her hard gym workout. She couldn't even lift a pencil.

• Strong 💪

• Proud 👏

• Old 👵

• Weak 🚫💪

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Because of residential segregation, schools in urban areas are often predominantly black while those in the suburbs are mostly white.

• in small part
• hopefully
• reasonably
• mainly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

After the funeral, the widow's friends were very solicitous - they came to see her each day and took turns calling every eventing to be sure she was all right.

• bold
• concerned
• annoyed
• careless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4