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Chapter 15 Vocabulary and Spelling

Authored by Steven Smith

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8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Chapter 15 Vocabulary and Spelling
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As the supply of drinking water began to dwindle, the survivors knew they would soon be very thirsty. Choose a synonym for dwindle.

shrink

grow

overheat

cool

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The difference between the first- and second-place finishers was minuscule; we felt they both deserved to win. Choose an antonym for minuscule.

tiny

gigantic

noticeable

unfair

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My brother is a Chicago Bulls fanatic; in fact, he wears only clothes that are red and black! Choose a word or phrase that means the same thing as fanatic.

player

expert

follower

devoted fan

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whenever she climbed to the top of the lighthouse, she suffered from vertigo. Choose a phrase that means about the same as vertigo.

nausea

laughter

fear

dizziness

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The settlers built makeshift huts to live in until they could build cabins. Choose a word that is not a synonym of makeshift.

substitute

ugly

crude

temporary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Children between the ages of nine and twelve often suffer from preadolescent problems. Choose a meaning for the prefix pre-.

after

first

before

below

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Unfortunately, because the measurements were imprecise, the parts of the bird feeder didn’t fit together very well. Choose an antonym for imprecise.

confusing

metric

inaccurate

exact

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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