Weeks 2.5 & 2.6 Vocab Quiz

assert

• to state with assurance, confidence, or force

• to state with insecurity or fear

• to question someone in authority

• to question someone when you are confused

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Diminish

• to disregard someone's opinion

• to increase the size or expanse of something

• to make something seem smaller or less important

• to discover something new or exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Check all of the options that would be considered haphazard.

• books and laundry thrown all over the floor and couch

• Mrs. Sanchez's desk when it is covered in papers, pens, and books

• a clean table with a bin of labeled school supplies in the middle

• a birthday party that you plan at the last minute and you forget to pick up the cake from the bakery

• a Christmas party where every guest brings a wrapped present for a friend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

If you have been _________, you can no longer use a specific body part.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Both your reputation and your necklace are tarnished. How do you most likely feel about this?

• Thrilled/Excited

• Embarrassed/Ashamed

• Aggressive

• Haughty

Answer explanation

You would likely be ashamed to have your reputation be ruined. You might be embarrassed if you are wearing a tarnished/rusty old necklace.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

My favorite aspect of this home is the large, farmhouse style kitchen.

What does aspect mean in this context?

• feature; part

• requirement

• motivation

• flaw

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

People that dictate the rules make decisions for others with much authority.

What does dictate mean?

• to argue

• to explain

• to answer

• to command; to give orders

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If someone is haggard, how might they look? Check all that apply.

• Exhausted; bags under their eyes

• Thin and weak from not eating properly

• Strong from hitting the gym several times a week

• Rejuvenated

• Untamed; wild looking

Answer explanation

Haggard means having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn:

the haggard faces of the tired troops.

wild; wild-looking. If you are haggard, you look exhausted, weak, frail, wild

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Loathe

• to feel laziness or apathy toward; to not care

• to feel disgust or intense aversion for; to detest

• to feel hope or excitement for; to anticipate

• to feel sorrow or disappointment; to languish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is a synonym for prosperous? Choose all that apply.

• Successful

• Glorious

• Thriving

• Pious

• Academic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A