Scantron Review 8

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The man's mirth was improper at the serious ceremony.

• sadness

• tears

• merriment

• anger

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The map is likely to befuddle him unless he has been there before.

• satisfy

• calm

• help

• confuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

Although she dreams of the carefree days of yore, she is happy with her life right now.

• future

• time past

• belonging to one person

• a remote location

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The farmer hewed the trees to make room for his house.

• carved

• chopped down

• destroyed

• burned

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

When the bandits saw the princess cry, they regretted ____________________ her from the castle.

• freeing

• saving

• abducting

• releasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Speaking out for the enslaved, the _____________ greeted the crowd with a wave.

• abolitionist

• speaker

• activist

• feminist

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Joseph attributed Helen's ____________ manner to her stay at the luxurious hotel.

• regal

• impolite

• rude

• irrational

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Knowing the sordid past of the company, Mr. Jensen was ____________________ about investing.

• confident

• enthusiastic

• gullible

• skeptical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the word that best completes both sentences.

In order to get a picture we must develop a ____________.

The speaker received a ____________________ reaction from the crowd.

• glossy

• negative

• warm

• trite

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word that best completes both sentences.

Parker will ___________ his energy if he doesn't stop and rest soon.

The _____________ from the car formed a small, black cloud.

• dissipate

• deplete

• exhaust

• consume

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4