
Using context clues
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
John was tired of eating his wife’s atrocious meals so he suggested she take a cooking workshop.
"Atrocious" means
annoying
extremely small
helpful
awful; terrible
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CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The new stadium is colossal in size and can hold nearly one hundred thousand people.
"colossal" means
small; tiny
enormous; big
rude
awful; terrible
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When Jim realized his neighbor’s son had broken yet another one of his windows, he was extremely vexed.
"vexed" means
rude
sad; depressed
annoyed
big; enormous
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Crissy could not control her jubilant emotions after winning the lottery.
"jubilant" means
sad; depressed
annoyed
rude
joyful; cheerful
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Our teacher told our group to truncate our presentation so it would not be longer than five minutes.
"truncate" means:
shorten; make shorter
lengthen; make longer
improve
get rid of
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Nobody imagined the film with the miniscule budget of five hundred dollars would earn an Oscar nomination.
"minuscule" means
big; enormous
annoying
small; tiny
rude
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The film’s tragic ending put us all in a melancholy mood.
"melancholy" means:
annoyed
sad;depressing
happy; joyful
small; tiny
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
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