Shutting Out the Sky: 6.1.3 (Vocabulary Practice)

Select the best word choice that matches the following definition:

an educational talk to an audience, especially to students in higher education

• rhyme

• lecture

• balance

• equation

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select the best word choice that matches the following definition:

a language used by Jewish people in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. It was originally a German dialect with words from Hebrew and several modern languages and is today spoken mainly in the US, Israel, and Russia.

• Narnian

• Yiddish

• Elfish

• Arabic

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the best word choice that matches the following definition:

full of energy and enthusiasm.

• antique

• blighted

• vibrant

• sluggish

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Select the best word choice that matches the following definition:

a risky or daring journey or undertaking.

• friend

• lead

• venture

• errant

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select the best word choice that matches the following definition:

of or relating to spoken language or speech sounds. representing the sounds and other phenomena of speech

• verge

• phonetic

• link

• commune

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Select the best word choice for the phrase below:

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

• grin

• scowl

• gape

• gaze

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Select the best word choice for the phrase below:

sound unsteady or hesitant or shake or quiver slightly.

• tickle

• tremble

• stoic

• angle

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select the best word choice for the phrase below:

in a manner resulting from or revealing nervousness or anxiety.

• neglect

• anxiously

• confidence

• whet

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select the best word choice for the phrase below:

the inability to read or write.

• ignoble

• illiterate

• scholar

• educated

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select the best word choice for the phrase below:

a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

• superior

• inferior

• brigand

• allude

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4