A Raisin in the Sun Acts 1 & 2 Vocab Quiz

Match the following to their appropriate definition:

• examine critically

• vindicate

• clear of blame

• deplore

• express disapproval

• scrutinize

• reject abruptly

• rebuff

• filled with delight

• enraptured

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

Match the words to their definitions:

• begging urgently

• forlorn

• inappropriate humor

• imploring

• threateningly

• facetious

• stubbornly

• doggedly

• hopeless

• menacingly

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

Match the words to their definitions:

• anger due to injustice

• plaintively

• disbelief

• exuberant

• rude boldness

• gall

• unrestrained enthusiasm

• incredulity

• sorrowfully

• indignant

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

Match the vocabulary to each definition:

• avoiding

• undaunted

• not discouraged

• haphazardly

• pointless

• insinuating

• suggesting

• futile

• without care

• evading

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

"Stop ​ (a)   every little thing I'm writing. You make me feel like I'm doing it all wrong!" Tracy complained, giving her girlfriend a ​ (b)   look before throwing the pencil at her face.

• scrutinizing
• menacing
• rebuffing
• imploring
• enrapturing

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

Suddenly, the toddler fell violently on the carpet. His mother was about to rush to his side when the toddler, ​ (a)   , stood again on his wobbly legs. "Down!" he exclaimed ​ (b)   before he started to walk again.

• undaunted
• exuberantly
• facetiously
• imploring
• plaintively

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

Dax was so ​ (a)   by the fireworks, he forgot everything else around him. The child stared at the sky with ​ (b)   , mesmerized at the bright colors that flashed in the darkness.

• enraptured
• incredulity
• gall
• plaintive
• implore

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

You're at school, and the student next to you keeps sneaking looks at their phone. You have a feeling they're going to get caught, and sure enough, the teacher spots them. The student cries, "I'm so sorry! I promise I'll put my phone up. Please don't give me a detention - I have practice after school!" This is the best example of:

• rebuffing

• imploring

• scrutinizing

• enrapturing

• deploring

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If your friend were to make a joke about something you were upset about, it would be appropriate to say your friend was being

(a)   .

• plaintive

• facetious
• gall

• incredulous

• dogged

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

You're at your aunt's house when she and your cousin start having a heated argument. Your niece, who's 13, stares at her mother and, in a sassy voice, says, "Whatever. I don't have to listen to you, anyway. You're just a fat cow!" This is the BEST example of:

(a)  

• incredulity

• raucous

• forlorn
• gall
• bastion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3