Of Mice and Men - Chapter Two Vocabulary
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English
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word "scoff" mean?
To laugh at with contempt and derision
A noise one makes that is similar to the sound of a cough.
To gesticulate, wildly
Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
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
Which word means "heavily loaded or weighed down"?
Scourge
Laden
Brusque
Slough
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering"?
Relish
Slough
Scourge
Abruptly
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight"?
Mollify
Bellicose
Salacious
Pugnacious
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
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
What does the word "gingerly" mean?
In a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
In a rough and reckless manner
With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly
Slow, deliberate, sloth-like movements
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does the word "slough" mean?
Act in an excessively subservient manner
To get rid of something undesirable or no longer required
A hollow filled with mud
A noisy or violent argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means, "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude"?
Mollify
Scourge
Gingerly
derogatory
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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