Lord of the Flies Ch. 5 Vocab
Authored by Leah Fonseca
English
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"Then, at the apex, the grass was thick again because no one sat there." What does "apex" mean?
the root
the uppermost point
the grey cement
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The vivid horror of this, so possible and so nakedly terrifying, held them all silent." What does "vivid" mean in this context?
lively, very strong impression on the senses
anxious
beautiful
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The derisive laughter that rose had fear in it and condemnation." What does "derisive" mean in this context?
expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn
having to do with nature
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Tacitly means "expressed or carried on without words or speech" choose the sentence(s) which use this word correctly.
"Tacitly admitting that he remembered the unmentionable, Ralph nodded to Piggy."
Tacitly by the silence and the refusal the assembly broke into a chant.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch" What does "effigy" mean in this sentence?
an image or representation especially of a person
especially : a crude figure representing a hated person
having to give up or resign
the reaction of someone loved
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) means "to make a moaning or sighing sound." Which word fits best :
admirable
apex
sough
*TYPE THE WORD OUT
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"A shadow fronted him tempestuously." What do you think "tempestuously" in this means?
turbulent or stormy
cold
happily
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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