"The Great Escape" Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word teeming?

• The park was extremely crowded.

• Bob added cheese to his sandwich.

• Lakisha doesn't care one way or the other

• There's a great view from the top of that building.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which place is generally the most desolate?

• a city

• a circus

• a desert

• an airplane

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Jethro always seemed to be wrangling with someone. People used to call him...

• a lover-boy

• enthusiastic

• lonely

• argumentative

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Malcolm didn't really think much of the performer. His response was

• desolate

• ardent

• blasé

• anarchy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

My new camera is designed for taking panoramic shots. I use it to take pictures of

• people

• insects

• landscapes

• flowers

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word fend?

• Shana fought off a bear in the woods.

• Shana looked at the destroyed city.

• Shana came in first in the spelling bee.

• Shana was grounded by her dad.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When school ended for the summer the halls were in complete chaos and

• panorama

• tract

• reception

• anarchy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Ricardo was vying for a nomination for student council president. He was

• hoping he wouldn't get nominated

• submitting a nomination for his friend

• fighting to win a nomination

• sabotaging another candidate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What did Principal Ortega mean when she asked the students to have a reception for their teacher's return?

• Throw a party and invite the whole school to welcome her.

• Hide under the desks to trick her when she arrives.

• Leave school unannounced one day.

• Throw a ball so the teacher could catch it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The new commercials augmented the company's sales. The company's sales.

• stopped

• decreased

• increased

• stayed the same

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4