Bless Me Ultima Vocabulary 2 (Pre-Assessment)

Which of the following is most likely to smolder?

• algae

• a telephone

• moss on a rock

• live coals

hysteria means:

• state of violent mental agitation

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• forced submission to control by others

• skillfulness in the command of fundamentals

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of someone who seems unperturbed?

• an actress who smiles at her fans as they crowd around her

• a mother who frantically tries to calm her crying baby

• a patient who winces while a doctor examines his bruise

• a child who cries after falling off his bicycle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A vigilante is:

• a person who takes the law into his own hands

• an appointee investigating complaints against the government

• a person who leaves a job after a lengthy term of employment

• a person who returns after a lengthy absence

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

decapitate means to:

• demoralize

• impersonate

• behead

• militate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

reincarnation means:

• a sweet innocent baby

• embodiment in a new form

• a member of an irregular army that fights a stronger force

• someone who tells a story

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

accustom means to:

• send away towards a designated goal

• become familiar with

• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

• transport in a vehicle

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

accusation means:

• an account that sets forth the intent of a story

• ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following would most likely be considered an epidemic?

• the spread of Malaria

• the invention of the printing press

• the invasion of Normandy

• the genocide of Rwanda

forefather means:

• a vain and talkative person

• the founder of a family

• someone who dislikes people in general

• someone who insists on something

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A