Vocabulary Unit 3

An obstacle that has been overcome has been:

• prevented

• surmounted

• identified

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following words could be used to describe a version of a classic novel that has been made shorter for young readers?

• unedited

• abridged

• anonyomous

• augmented

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which of the following is the opposite of condemn?

• cancel

• conceal

• clarify

• condone

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Someone who is renowned, or distinguished, in his or her field is:

• eminent

• controversial

• tireless

• overlooked

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Another word for disagreement is:

• withdrawal

• dissent

• harmony

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

One day, Rachel made up a fairy tale for her little sister Eliza. It it, a horrible ogre arrived in a peaceful kingdom. He kidnapped the king and queen and had them held prisoner. Then he returned to the kingdom and usurped the throne.

Usurped is used to:

• indicate that the ogre was invited to take the throne

• show that the ogre is unwilling to rule the kingdom

• suggest that the ogre is a wise ruler

• show that the ogre took control forcibly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Not surprisingly, the ogre proved to be a nasty and irate rule.

Irate most nearly means:

• noisy

• angry

• famous

• generous

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Before long, almost half the people in the kingdom were in proson because they had displeased the ogre in one way or another. Furthermore, as a result of his greed and his gluttony, the rest were reduced to poverty and left with barely enough to eat.

Which of the following words could be used to replace gluttony?

• stubborness

• greediness

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A strong and brave woman, Princess Aliza, defeated the ogre in a fight and ordered him to free her mother and father. Now that his dreadful rule over the land was terminated, the royal couple happily returned to its home.

Terminated most nearly means:

• ended

• commenced

• interrupted

• extended

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which of the following words is the opposite of reconciliation?

• peace

• toil

• slump

• rift

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4