Vocabulary Week 8 - Quiz #8

Read the sentence below. What is a SYNONYM that could replace the underlined word and still maintain the same meaning?

"The grassland was lush with plants, in spite of it being only the beginning of the rainy season." - A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer

• fresh

• luxurious

• barren

• abundant

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

Determine the meaning of the underlined word as used in the sentence below.

"The pain is sharp and searing, coursing through his entire body, and he is barely able to keep his knees from buckling beneath him." - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

• to avoid pain through physical contact

• to find a new path to ride a bike on

• to move rapidly through something

• to circumnavigate around the world on a long voyage

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which situations show something that could be described as "relentless"?

(Select ALL that apply.)

• a boulder rolling downhill at increasing speeds

• when the rain stops as suddenly as it started

• someone running a marathon at a steady pace the whole 26.2 miles

• a person giving up their passion because they are not the best after one week of trying

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Read the sentence below. Which word would be the BEST synonym of the underlined word as used in the sentence below?

"There was so much chaos from the shouting audience, it was a long while before she could talk again." - Hope Springs by Jaime Berry

• chorus

• timidness

• dilemmas

• pandemonium

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

brilliant [bril-yuhnt] - very bright, sparkling

Based on this definition, write a sentence using the world "brilliant".

(Make sure to include context clues to help the reader.)

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which of the following SYNONYMS could replace the underlined word as used in the sentence below? (Select ALL that apply.)

"I was a very shy and quiet child who barely talked to anyone." - Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh

• timid

• conceited

• boisterous

• bashful

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is something that a person would be "envious" of?

• someone getting a splinter in their finger

• someone failing a final assessment

• someone buying a can of soup

• someone with an expensive car

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What styles of music blend together to make "reggae" music?

(Select ALL that apply.)

• blues

• calypso

• rock-'n'-roll

• country

Read the sentence below to determine the definition of the underlined phrase.

"I mourn my old life. We barely scraped by, but I knew where I fit in, I knew what my place was in the tightly interwoven fabric that was our life....I am so rich and famous [now] and so hated by the authorities in the Capitol." - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

• to have very little of something such as money or food

• to get a very light cut that doesn't require medical attention

• to not have to worry about money because you have a good job

• to feel very irritated by the unfairness of life

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

In your opinion, why would it be important for a large city to take care of their sewers?

(Sentence Frame: "It is important to take care of our sewers because...")

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4