Monsters are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary Practice
Authored by Annette Bagnell
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentences from the text. Then answer the question:
Well, why don't you go downtown and check with the police, though they'll probably think we're crazy or something. A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.
Which of the words has the same meaning as flustered?
balanced, peaceful
agitated, confused
a lot, multiple
angry, hostile
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the sentences below and the definition that follows. Then answer the question:
"You know what I'm guilty of? (He laughs.) Insomnia. I'm guilty of insomnia.
insomnia:- n. habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep.
The Latin root "somnus" means sleep.
What is the function of the prefix in- in the word insomnia?
to show the opposite of
to change the word to a noun
to show something taking place inside
to change the time to before
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentences from the text. Then, answer the question.
"Steve starts the engine. It turns over sluggishly and then just stops dead. "
Which word is the OPPOSITE of the word sluggishly?
lazily
slowly
quickly
harshly
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CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"We'd better walk downtown. (Another murmur of assent at this."
assent: expression of approval or agreement.
Read the sentence above and consider the word meaning provided. In which sentence is assent used the same way as the sentence above?
"I'll assent," Grandma agreed when I asked her about the field trip.
Jerome muttered under his breath and shook his head in assent.
Dad says he's fine with me skipping school, so all I need now is Mom's assent.
The pilot announced that we'd soon be beginning our assent.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He stops suddenly as behind him, inexplicably and with a noise that inserts itself into the silence, the car engine starts up by itself. Goodman whirls around to stare toward it. The car idles roughly, smoke coming from the exhaust, the frame shaking gently. Goodman's eyes go wide, and he runs over to his car.
Read the 4 definitions of the word idle below. Which meaning is used in the excerpt above?
avoiding work; lazy
without purpose or effect; pointless
run slowly while out of gear
take out of use or employment
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Charlie, don't tell me what I can afford! And stop telling me who's dangerous and who isn't and who's safe and who's a menace. And you're with him too-all of you! You're standing here all set to crucify---all sent to find a scapegoat--all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor!
What is the meaning of the word menace as it is used in the above example?
an atmosphere that may create a hazard
to threaten
hostile
a person likely to cause harm
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase from the excerpt supports the answer that a menace is someone likely to cause harm?
"...don't tell me what I can afford!"
"...stop telling me who's dangerous and who isn't..."
"...you're with him too..."
"you're standing here all set to crucify..."
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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