Short Stories Vocab Quiz ELA III

Match the following word with the correct definition.

• Inexpressible.

• excruciating

• A large destructive fire.

• Conflagration

• To be argumentative. Always ready to.

• Quarrelsome

• Overjoyed; a raise in status.

• Ineffable

• Extremely painful.

• Exalted

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To be endless, or so long that it seems endless.

• Deference

• Interminable

• Spasmatic

• Forlorn

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Identify the word that means pitifully sad and lonely.

• Forlorn

• Interminable

• Spasmodic

• Deference

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Respect; Consideration.

• Forlorn

• Imperious

• Spasmodic

• Deference

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Sudden, violent, but brief.

• Spasmodic

• Imperious

• Forlorn

• Interminable

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Overbearing arrogance.

• Forlorn

• Spasmodic

• Imperious

• Interminable

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Although humans can think through their decisions, some can become (a)   . They can act impulsive.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mrs. Dorn's cloud carpet is very (a)   . It needs to be cleaned as soon as possible.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The black cat from Hocus Pocus was (a)   . He was destined to be a cat until he died.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Stevey (a)   the horse after it nearly ran her over.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4