A Raisin in the Sun Act One Vocab Quiz

Match the following words to their definition.

• hopeless

• haphazardly

• stubbornly

• doggedly

• carelessly

• bastion

• defends

• forlorn

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"No matter what I do, it's ​ (a)   !" Reina vented. "Mom just sees what she wants and I can't ever do anything right."

• futile
• insinuating
• bastion
• permeated
• evading

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The smoke had ​ (a)   the room, forcing us to cover our faces. We dropped to the ground to avoid the smoke when the ​ (b)   fire alarm pierced our ears. We had to get out of there!

• permeated
• raucous
• insinuated
• forlorned
• haphazard
• pretense

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the BEST definition of FUTILE?

• pointless

• beneficial

• damaging

• harmless

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Are you ​ (a)   that I cheated on you?" I asked, heated. He didn't say anything. "I have stood by you for two years and you STILL don't trust me?"

• insinuating
• vindicating
• premeating
• evading

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"That's so unfair!" Melody bellowed, stomping her feet ​ ​ (a)   towards the door. "I can't believe that I'm the one getting punished and I didn't even do anything!"

• indignantly
• doggedly
• insinuatingly
• haphazardly
• evadingly

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The BEST definition of permeated is:

• lessened over time

• spread throughout

• purposely left behind

• made more energetic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• hinting

• insinuating

• escaping

• pretenses

• cleared of blame

• evading

• false claims

• vindicated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"They said he was guilty," RJ sobbed, his face ​ (a)   and streaked with tears. "Even though he was ​ (b)   ! They know he didn't do it and he's still going to get locked up!"

• forlorn
• vindicated
• bastion
• pretense
• haphazard

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The BEST definition of raucous is:

• low and rumbling noise

• soft and relaxing noise

• harsh and loud noise

• energetic and melodic noise

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4