WotW Chapters 1-9 Quiz

Match the following

• Billowy

• to climb awkwardly

• Wield

• to twist and turn this way and that in pain

• Writhe

• to use or handle esp. effectively

• Waylay

• a rolling mass like a great wave

• Clamber

• to lie in wait for or attack from ambush

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

Match the following

• Tumult

• unlikely to be true or to occur

• Consolation

• violent agitation of mind or feelings

• Tedious

• to soothe the grief of

• Derelict

• tiresome because of length or dullness

• Improbable

• something voluntarily abandoned

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Lank

• out of the ordinary

• Irresolute

• not animate or animated: lacking the quality of living things

• Petrify

• uncertain how to act or proceed

• Inanimate

• to  make rigid or inactive as from fear or awe

• Peculiar

• not well filled out

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

to make one’s way by pushing and shoving

• Clamber

• Jostle

• Billowy

• Waylay

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

Match the following

• Stupefy

• astonish

• Sentinel

• to approach and speak to especially aggressively

• Accost

• tranquil; peaceful, placid

• Serenity

• a guard at a point of passage

• Allay

• alleviate; calm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Lurid

• exclusive ownership

• Monopoly

• a large group or collection

• Bevy

• aggressively self-assertive

• Belligerent

• gruesome

• Armament

• the process of preparing for war

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

Match the following

• Impinge

• to give life and energy to

• Blunder

• a false or unfounded report, story or belief

• Canard

• to move clumsily or unsteadily

• Invigorate

• to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision

• Knoll

• a small round hill

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

Match the following

• Denounce

• harsh, grating sound

• Haggard

•  to inform against; accuse

• Gride

• thrive; prosper

• Deter

• to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting

• Flourish

• having a worn or emaciated appearance

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

Match the following

• Drone

• the most significant element or aspect of something

• Essence

• a deep monotonous sound

• Dovetail

• to fit skillfully together to form a whole

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

Match the following

• Attenuate

• reduced, especially in density, thickness, or force

• Transient

• passing with time, present only briefly

• Unerring

• state of complete agreement

• Calamity

• a disastrous event

• Unanimity

• free of mistakes or errors

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