Just Mercy Vocabulary

Just Mercy Vocabulary

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Just Mercy Vocabulary

Just Mercy Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.4, RF.3.3B, RI.11-12.5

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Altenberg

Used 148+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Clemency, which was granted to my uncle, means giving a pardon to a person convicted of a crime.


What type of context clue is used in the sentence above?

synonym

example

definition

antonym

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

All of these are synonyms for "nullifies", except:

voids

terminates

invalidates

continues

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

Which one of these is an antonym for adept:

unskilled

happy

shallow

very deep

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

When you can figure out the meaning of something (such as an unknown word) based on the situation being described, this is called:

moratorium

miscegenation

synonyms

inference

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The teacher's proximity to me made it impossible to cheat.


Based on this sentence, the word proximity probably means:

watchfulness

far distance

closeness

hate

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

When someone is found guilty, but their jail sentence is commuted, it means that their punishment has:

been reduced to one less severe.

had them transferred to a different jail.

earned them the death sentence.

been forgiven.

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

When a false statement is made about someone, and it is unjustly harmful to his or her reputation, it is called:

recantation

peonage

recidivism

defamation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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