Freshmen Honors WOW 03 Quiz

Knowing what I knew, I set up an inference of my own here. Great Expectations

The underlined word means which of the definitions?

• to figure out or guess by reasoning

• to impact someone

• a spiritual force

• to suffer a consequence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which example uses the word decorum correctly?

• He is decorum whenever he eats dinner with his family.

• I would not decorum if my parents were not with me.

• The decorum decorations were stunning at the ball.

• The princess demonstrated proper decorum at her first public event.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

With a grand flourish, the queen waved her hand and exited off the balcony into her private quarters. What part of speech is the underlined word?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

With a grand flourish, the queen waved her hand and exited off the balcony into her private quarters.

Which definition of flourish best fits this sentence?

• an ostentatious display

• to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with

• to be in a vigorous state; thrive

• to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The leaves weren't stiffly drawn or conventional ellipses, all alike, but each one daintily fashioned with a pointed tip and turned on its stem this way or that, as if this family tree were tossed by a slight breeze.

Which of the following definitions makes the most sense for the underlined word?

• in the shape of an oval

• a mathematical geometry term

• using punctuation to denote a pause in speech

• to be obscure or ambiguous

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The laconic boy failed miserably at defending his position during the debate. Which is an ANTONYM for the underlined word?

• Reserved

• Talkative

• Unintelligent

• Quiet

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

My vegetable garden flourished in the summer producing a ton of tomatoes. The underlined word is what part of speech?

• Action verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

• State of being verb

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She inferred that her friend was lying to her when her questions were not being answered. The best synonym for the underlined word as used in the sentence is:

• Acknowledged

• Concluded

• Guessed

• Knew

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The earth does not describe a circle around the sun, but an ellipse, as it must by the laws of rational mechanics. The underlined word is what part of speech?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Angered, she __________________ responded to her mother when asked how her day was at school.

Which form of the word best fits in the sentence?

• Laconic

• Laconically

• Laconical

• Laconicizing

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4