The Cursed Mountain Vocab Quiz

Which orange word completes the sentence?

During the holidays, droves/revelations of people flock to stores.

• droves

• revelations

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which orange word fits in the sentence?

A book about space written by the world’s top astronomers is a credible/scant source.

• credible

• scant

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What kind of connotation does the word plunder have in comparison to the word borrow?

• negative

• positive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the denotation of the word scant?

• "excessive amounts" or "plentiful"

• “not quite to a full amount or extent” or “barely enough"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which orange word completes the sentence:

The company is looking for experts to help it search for iron ore/shrouds on Mars.

• shrouds

• ore

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What kind of connotation does the word revelation have in this sentence:

The revelation that Clark Kent is Superman did not surprise Lois Lane; she always suspected he was hiding something.

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which orange word completes the sentence:

When I saw the giant pyramid pointing into the sky, I was filled with reverence/plunder for the ancient people who built it.

• Plunder

• Reverence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the orange words completes the sentence:

A shroud/plunder of secrecy surrounds the club; they don’t reveal much information about themselves.

• Plunder

• Shroud

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following objects would have the most reverence?

• A vanilla cake with blue frosting

• A WWII veteran

• A puppy

• A janitor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following objects would you NOT want to be scant?

• Chores

• Homework

• Money

• Desserts

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4