5th Grade Vocab Quiz HMH 3.2

Match the vocabulary words to their definitions.

• the act of ruining something

• triggered

• push something with great force

• destruction

• size of something

• thrust

• a revised or changed version

• magnitude

• did something to start it

• modified

Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions.

• spread out in waves or rays

• parallel

• act of caring for and repairing

• radiate

• moves side to side

• maintenance

• coming before, in time order

• lateral

• move in same direction

• prior

What is the definition of literally?

• actually happened

• an exaggeration

• figuratively

• words in a literary text

It has ​ (a)   not stopped snowing for four days.

• literally
• prior
• magnitude
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• modified

Mrs. Johnson ​ (a)   the instructions for Urban because of his injured finger.

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• modified
• triggered

The ​ (a)   of the earthquake was quite large!

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• magnitude
• triggered

The old truck had not been driven in years, but Grandpa ​ (a)   the gearshift into gear!

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• triggered
• modified

Learning about the grand prize for Battle of the Books ​ (a)   me to read more books!

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• triggered
• modified

The earthquake caused great​​ (a)   , including toppled buildings and broken roadways.

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• modified
• magnitude

Two​​ (a)   lines can look like a railroad track.

• prior
• literally
• maintenance
• destruction
• lateral
• thrust
• radiate
• parallel
• modified
• magnitude