Vocabulary for "The Pit and the Pendulum"

Vocabulary for "The Pit and the Pendulum"

11th Grade

25 Qs

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Vocabulary for "The Pit and the Pendulum"

Vocabulary for "The Pit and the Pendulum"

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, RI.8.4, RL.2.4

+19

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelly Neal

Used 21+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the act of emphasizing something

accentuation

encompassing

obstinacy

pertinacity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

to turn away

prostrate

pathos

lucid

avert

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

speaking (or writing) with force and fluency; movingly expressive

lucid

macabre

eloquent

tumultuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

encircle; enclose; surround; envelop

accentuation

encompass

iniquity

pertinacity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

sinfulness; wickedness

iniquity

plausibility

supposition

obstinacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

offensively prying; pertaining to secret criminal prosecutions

insuperable

macabre

supposition

inquisitorial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

impossible to overcome

indeterminate

insuperable

tumultuous

pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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