8th Grade ELA Vocabulary Final

A PARABLE uses a story to...

• trap a liar

• make mathematical computations

• teach a moral idea

• describe an event

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

People who have reached an ACCORD

• work at similar jobs

• are in agreement

• play musical instruments

• are friends with each other

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The scientists finally DEVISED a method for eliminating hiccups in mice.

• borrowed

• invented

• explained

• discarded

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A synonym for ACME is

• pinnacle

• document

• posture

• nadir

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

An antonym for WHIMSICAL is...

• peculiar

• likeable

• serious

• tight

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

a synonym for BLUDGEON is...

• contaminate

• cudgel

• bequeath

• furnish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Will Smith (blank) his old high school, Overbrook High School, with new technology.

• defiled

• endowed

• accorded

• capitulated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

I found his uncle to be very (blank), always friendly and in a good mood.

• whimsical

• exotic

• personable

• unassuming

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What is the part of speech for DIVERGENT?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What part of speech is PREDOMINANT?

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E