English Connections Vocabulary Quizizz

When you __________ an idea or concept, you break it down into smaller parts to understand it better.

• renaissance

• expedite

• compliance

• deconstruct

Answer explanation

The world "deconstruct" is never used with anything physical. You don't deconstruct a bicycle or a computer. You only deconstruct an idea or a concept.

If you can _________ a problem, you can prevent it.

• dashcam

• foresee

• expedite

• racism

Person 1: "Are the students in __________ with the classroom rules?"

Person 2: "No, they are misbehaving."

• compliance

• renaissance

• slavery

• chattel

Answer explanation

To be "in compliance" means to follow the rules. A person can be in compliance, and an organization can be in compliance. If our school is in compliance, that means we follow the rules given by the Chinese government.

Student: "Mr. Tom, is there anything you can do to _________ the grading of our quizzes?"

Mr. Tom: "Leave me alone! I am grading them as fast as I can!"

• deconstruct

• foresee

• chattel

• expedite

Answer explanation

You generally expedite a process or activity. You don't expedite a living thing.

You don't own me! I am not your _________!

• compliance

• chattel

• dashcam

• equality

Answer explanation

Chattel is a very, very rarely used word. I personally have only seen it used when people are talking about chattel slavery, which means a form of slavery where people are the possessions of other people.

I don't believe anyone should have more rights than anyone else. I believe in ____________.

• equality

• compliance

• slavery

• compliance

My father is a ____________ man. He is a scientist who can play music, draw, and play sports. He is good at everything.

• chattel

• deconstruct

• renaissance

• compliance

Answer explanation

Can you think of any renaissance men or women in China's history? Someone who was good at science, math, and the arts?

The teacher always gives higher grades to white students. I think that teacher is ______________.

• dashcam

• racist

• compliant

• chattel

A lot of people use a __________ to record what they see when they drive. This can be useful if you ever have a car accident.

• compliance

• deconstruct

• chattel

• dashcam

Answer explanation

This is what a dashcam looks like. You attach it to the windshield (the front window) of a car. Are these popular in China?

_________ was outlawed in the United States in 1865.

• slavery

• compliance

• equality

• racism

Answer explanation

This is not entirely true. Slavery is outlawed for everyone in the United States except prisoners in U.S. prisons.