Ender's Game Vocab Quiz

What does the word 'droned' mean?

• talked on and on in a dull, monotonous way

• to continue moving forward without looking back

• a robotic device that hovers

• talking in a way that is exciting and fun

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

What does the word "forestall" mean?

• to hold back people from pushing forward

• to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time

• to walk slowly to another location from the one you are at

• to push open a door slowly

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 does the word 'glint' mean?

• sharp or pointy

• a gleam, flash, or glitter

• a type of rock in space

• a large object that can be used to sharpen things

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

What does the word 'malleable' mean?

• not capable of being molded, shaped, changed; not adaptable

• a disagreeable person

• capable of being molded, shaped, changed; adaptable

• an agreeable person

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 does the word 'rescind' mean?

• to put something back where it belongs

• to start, accept or act upon

• to take something away from where it belongs

• to revoke, repeal, cancel

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 does the word 'supine' mean?

• lying on the stomach, face down

• lying on the back, face up

• saying that something was really delicious

• saying something was not very good

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

What does the word 'vivisect' mean?

• an operation on a non- living thing

• surgical operation on a living animal

• taking a section out of an object, such as a wall

• a place in a military sector

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 does the word 'ambiguous' mean?

• not clear, indefinite; uncertain

• unrealistic

• clear, definitive; certain

• realistic

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 does the word 'requisition' mean?

• a written order

• a verbal order

• a non written order

• an unlawful order

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

What does the word 'extenuating' mean?

• diminishing or weakening the seriousness of

• increasing or strengthening the seriousness of

• an extremely painful experience

• a non-painful experience

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