Nobel Speech Vocabulary

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of crisis?

• a chilly afternoon

• a blooming flower

• a hibernating bear

• a spreading wildfire

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

If a police officer gives directions with urgency, then which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of urgency

• The police officer's directions should be completely ignored.

• The police officer's directions should be considered a warning.

• The police officer's directions should be followed immediately.

• The police officer's directions should be remembered for later.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is most likely the meaning of illusion in the following sentence?

A carnival mirror creates the illusion that people are taller than they actually are.

• shocking surprise

• false appearance

• unpleasant truth

• undeniable fact

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: Land, air, and water in which people, animals, and plants live, and all the natural features of these places.

• universal

• environment

• illusion

• urgency

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: involving everyone in the world or in a particular group; true or appropriate in every situation.

• urgency

• illusion

• pollution

• universal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: presence or introduction into a space of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects

• universal

• pollution

• illusion

• crisis

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4