9th Grade Language Arts

The day my son Laurie started kindergarten, he renounced corduroy overalls and began wearing blue jeans with a belt; I watched him go off the first morning with the older girl next door.
What does the word "renounced" mean in the text?

• wore
• gave up
• clothes
• stripped

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

But we loved with a love that was more than love--
I and my Annabel Lee--
With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me
What does the word SERAPHS mean in the text above?

• Messengers
• Rulers
• Angels
• Birds

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the black jets, and that in the morning the earth would be covered with their dust like a strange snow.
What does the word pulverized mean in the text above?

• demolished
• extinguished
• burnt
• blown away

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

 Root                    Meaning
Ambi, amphi      -    Both, on both sides, around
bene                   -   Good, well
cert                   -     sure
crypto                -    Hidden, secret

Use the chart to help you determine the meaning of the colored word.
Because Tim is ambidextrous, he was still able to take notes when he broke his left hand.

• not easily broken
• able to write with both hands
• right handed
• very coordinated

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

 Root                    Meaning
Ambi, amphi -Both, on both sides, around
bene - Good, well
cert - sure
crypto - Hidden, secret
Use the chart to determine the meaning of the red word below.
The benevolent man donated his lottery winnings to charity.

• well meaning and kindly
• foolishly stupid
• uncaring and hateful
• unintelligent

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Asleep in my head there is a song.
It wakes while I am resting in my bed.
It sings its tune of mystery all night long.
When morning comes again the song has fled.
While driving on the road I take to school, 
I'm startled by the music that I hear.
To quick, the words are fading now, you fool
The song was being whispered in my ear.
My hearing's blocked, the muse has thwarted me.
The poem inside refuses to break free.
The song that once was whispered by the breeze,
Is pantomimed by the leaves that fall from trees.
The word SONG in line 1 means

• a composition of words and music
• an unwritten poem
• a prayer
• a melody

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Asleep in my head there is a song.
It wakes while I am resting in my bed.
It sings its tune of mystery all night long.
When morning comes again the song has fled.
While driving on the road I take to school, 
I'm startled by the music that I hear.
To quick, the words are fading now, you fool
The song was being whispered in my ear.
My hearing's blocked, the muse has thwarted me.
The poem inside refuses to break free.
The song that once was whispered by the breeze,
Is pantomimed by the leaves that fall from trees.
As used in the poem, the word WAKES in line 2 most nearly means

• dies
• trails made by a boat driving through water
• comes to the speakers mind
• poetic ideas

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Asleep in my head there is a song.
It wakes while I am resting in my bed.
It sings its tune of mystery all night long.
When morning comes again the song has fled.
While driving on the road I take to school, 
I'm startled by the music that I hear.
To quick, the words are fading now, you fool
The song was being whispered in my ear.
My hearing's blocked, the muse has thwarted me.
The poem inside refuses to break free.
The song that once was whispered by the breeze,
Is pantomimed by the leaves that fall from trees.
Line 8 contains

• a simile
• a pun
• a metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet's love would have been forbidden by their parents. This only fueled the fire of their love.
The phrase fueled the fire as used above means...

• made them stop loving each other
• caused them to think twice about being in love
• gave them something to think about
• caused them to love each other more.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Look at the list of words below. Which of them carries the most negative connotation?
strong
stubborn
pigheaded
determined

• strong
• stubborn
• pigheaded
• determined

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4