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CCR: "War of the Worlds" Broadcast vocabulary

Authored by ELIZABETH LEFFORD

English

9th - 12th Grade

21 Questions

CCSS covered

Used 11+ times

CCR: "War of the Worlds" Broadcast vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which word completes every sentence below?

A ? is a risky undertaking. If your latest ? is a dog food store, you hope there are some hungry dogs around. Also, to ? is to go somewhere possibly dangerous, like if you ? out into a snowstorm.

conjecture

venture

scrutinize

rile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

As for the Delaware, it was a handy dumping ground for anything and everything—household and human waste, manufacturing rubbish, and debris from the hundreds of ships that visited the city every year.

Which context clue is NOT tied to RUBBISH?

waste

debris

dumping

ships

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"All we have is ?. This is the queen's beloved brother we mean to accuse. She will not take it kindly. We must have proof, or forever keep silenf."

conjecture

rubbish

scrutinize

rile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which word completes every sentence below?

Someone who is on a ? quest for the world’s tastiest French fry will never stop searching until they find it, in all its greasy glory. ? is an adjective that means “never-ending” or “uninterrupted.”

furtive

ceaseless

listless

rile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Sohrab looked down at his feet, but kept stealing shy, ? glances at me.

furtive

ceaseless

listless

rile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

It was hard for Charles to concentrate on work with Annie being ? and weak, so unlike her usual energetic, engaged, cheerful self.

furtive

ceaseless

listless

authoritative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Her voice, loud and ? , demanded, “Where is my nephew?”

furtive

ceaseless

transient

authoritative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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