APP COTW Section 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'primordial' mean?

• Existing from the beginning of time

• Very ancient

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the definition of a 'nature-faker'?

• A writer that misrepresents facts about nature

• A person who studies or is an expert in natural history

• Someone who possesses false qualities

• A false reporter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a 'naturalist'?

• A writer that misrepresents facts about nature

• A person who studies or is an expert in natural history

• Someone who practices zoology

• A phony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does the term 'humanizing' mean?

• To change or make an animal or object appear human-like

• To civilize or tame

• To make an animal or object wild or feral

• To result in humiliation and dishonor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the meaning of the word 'ignominiously'?

• Criminal and shameful

• Humiliating and dishonorable

• Honorable and respectable

• Both A and B

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the term 'malignant' mean?

• Tending to produce death or deterioration

• Malicious and spiteful

• Kind and agreeable

• Both A and B

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

What is the definition of 'stimuli'?

• Something that provokes actions, feelings, or thoughts

• A sharp or pointed object

• Something that motivates

• Something that is non-reactive or unresponsive

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does the word 'peril' mean?

• Grave danger or risk

• A person who attacks

• To risk or try

• Both A and C

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of an 'assailant'?

• A person who attacks

• A person who is an enemy

• A person who is a friend

• A person who is an ally

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Identify the meaning of the underlined word part.

1. “The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew.”

• 1. First of or original

• About to begin

• Relating to nature

• To make or become

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4