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Vocabulary using context clues

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7th - 12th Grade

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Vocabulary using context clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TV's and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. the internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous,

it is fuzzy and will bite you

it is everywhere

it costs too much money

it causes rashes

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning! in the above context, what does rash mean?

an itchy, skin condition

funny

trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese

with little thought or consideration

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research. What does esteemed mean?

held over boiling water

very old

unable to chew gum

greatly admired

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder. What is the meaning of incentive?

a reason to do something

a small amount of money

a tax

a good job

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United States until 1920. What is suffrage?

something that causes pain

an early flag

skirts that did not cover ankles

the right to vote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. To divert is to

change the direction to

look for really high waves

jump into a dry river

look through a telescope

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A wonderful 98 year old woman is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the troops, What a selfless person she is! A selfless woman

is selfish

has no name

cares for only certain people

cares more about others than herself

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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