Vocabulary Context
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6th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The editor, preferring a more terse writing style, cut 500 words from the 2,000-word article.
Terse means:
elegant
factual
descriptive
concise
innovative
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Victor Frankenstein spent the last years of his life chasing his elusive monster, who was always one step of his creator.
Elusive means:
unable to be compared
unable to be captured
unable to be forgotten
unable to be avoided
unable to be accepted
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Xiu's timely joke served to diffuse the tension in the room, and the rest of the meeting was highly productive.
Diffuse means:
refuse
intensify
create
soften
thicken
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I completely lost track of Tula's point because she kept digressing to unrelated topics.
Digress means:
to deviate, stray
to regress, revert
to change the tone
to express concisely
to repeat, reiterate
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The senator evaded the question by changing the subject and accusing his opponent of misconduct.
Evade means:
to escape or elude
to answer indirectly
to refuse to answer directly
to deceive
to challenge
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Samantha hasn't said why she's been so withdrawn lately, but I would surmise that it is because she is still upset about not being able to go to camp.
Surmise means:
confirm
surprise
believe
deny
guess
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The details can be worked out later; what's important is that we agree with the crux of my argument, which is that everyone should be held equally accountable.
Crux means:
overall tone
specific fact
main point
logic, reasoning
persuasiveness
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
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