A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary #16-30
Authored by Jeanne Skotnicki
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'rebuffs' mean?
Sharp, abrupt rejections or the act of rejecting someone or something in an abrupt way.
To appear large and threatening, often in a vague way; to come into view, especially in a threatening manner.
To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means 'to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something'?
Rebuffs
Loom
Implore
Ominous
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word 'nonplussed'?
Surprised and confused to the point of being unsure how to react.
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Insulted or offended.
Intensely or sharply.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means 'a state of sadness or lowered spirits'?
Dejection
Desperation
Epitaph
Grotesque
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'amidst' mean?
Sharp, abrupt rejections or the act of rejecting someone or something in an abrupt way.
To appear large and threatening, often in a vague way; to come into view, especially in a threatening manner.
In the middle of or surrounded by.
A state of being lost in thoughts; a daydream.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
Ominous
Grotesque
Dejection
Desperation
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'ominous' mean?
To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
To appear large and threatening, often in a vague way; to come into view, especially in a threatening manner.
Sharp, abrupt rejections or the act of rejecting someone or something in an abrupt way.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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