All Alone in the Universe

What does the word jeopardy mean in the sentence below?

"Jason's reputation as the best player on the baseball team was in jeopardy after he started missing easy catches."

• action

• contest

• danger

• view

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the word comprehension mean in the sentence below?

"For a four-year-old, Jessica's comprehension of math is amazing."

• dislike

• enthusiasm

• understanding

• weakness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the word abrupt mean in the sentence below?

"There was an abrupt change in my sister's mood when she learned that her story was going to be published in the magazine."

• happy

• noisy

• sudden

• upward

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does the word oracle mean in the sentence below?

"Dr. Chen, a paleontologist, was our oracle on the fossils at the natural history museum."

• scholar of Greece

• substitute teacher

• source of knowledge

• someone who guesses

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word exhilaration mean in the sentence below?

"Liana enjoys the exhilaration of water skiing."

• challenge

• excitement

• fear

• movement

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Apple is to fruit as carrot is to

• crunchy

• garden

• orange

• vegetable

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Success is to proud as failure is to

• disappointed

• losing

• sudden

• winning

Arm is to body as branch is to

• leg

• limb

• tree

• wood

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Frown is to unhappy as yawn is to

• happy

• mouth

• sleepy

• smile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Shirt is to clothing as hammer is to

• nail

• pants

• tool

• wrench

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3