War of the Wall vocabulary

What does aroma mean?

• The way something looks.

• The way something smells.

• The way something sounds.

• The way something feels.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a masterpiece?

• A great work of art.

• A person who owns art.

• A museum that contains art.

• A thing that makes you the best at what you do.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a trance?

• Daydreaming or being unconscious of your surroundings.

• Sleeping hard.

• Getting knocked out.

• Ignoring someone.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does it mean to beckon?

• Shooing someone away.

• Asking someone to help you.

• To summon or call someone near, usually by making a motion.

• A bright light.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is an inscription?

• A poem.

• A dedication to someone famous.

• A piece of money.

• Something written or carved into a surface.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences uses the word "aroma" correctly?

• The aroma of baking bread made Bob's mouth water.

• The aroma of the rainbow was gorgeous.

• I aromaed the bread in the kitchen.

• Give me the aroma, now!

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses the word "masterpiece" correctly?

• The Mona Lisa was da Vinci's greatest painting, his masterpiece.

• I masterpieced my exam when I wrote that poem!

• I bought my masterpiece when I bought my Corvette.

• That broken birdhouse is a masterpiece.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses the word "trance" correctly?

• He went into a trance when the magician hypnotized him.

• I went to bed and went into a trance for the night when I pulled the covers over me.

• I tranced myself so I wouldn't be bored.

• He was such a good driver because he went into a trance behind the wheel.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence uses the word "beckon" correctly?

• The lighthouse was a shining beckon on the hill.

• You don't have to beckon me. I know when I'm not wanted. I'll leave.

• The teacher beckoned for Mary to come to the desk to talk about her quiz.

• I beckoned the door open.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence does not use the word "inscription" correctly?

• The inscription on the gravestone was lovely.

• The inscription on the plaque told who built the building.

• I had an inscription of forty-three dollars.

• The inscription in the concrete was a heart with initials in it.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A