Short Story Unit Vocabulary #11-20
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English
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12th Grade
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Easy
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Jeanne Skotnicki
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'truculent' mean?
B) Very sheer, light, or translucent
A) Aggressively hostile or defiant
C) Expressing blame or criticism
D) Mocking or scornful in tone
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you describe something that is 'diaphanous'?
D) Mocking or scornful in tone
B) Very sheer, light, or translucent
C) Expressing blame or criticism
A) Aggressively hostile or defiant
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'accusatory' mean?
D) Mocking or scornful in tone
B) Very sheer, light, or translucent
A) Aggressively hostile or defiant
C) Expressing blame or criticism
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you describe something that is 'derisive'?
A) Aggressively hostile or defiant
B) Very sheer, light, or translucent
C) Expressing blame or criticism
D) Mocking or scornful in tone
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'inscrutable' mean?
C) To suggest or imply something indirectly
B) Lacking courage, fearful, or timid
D) A feeling of unease, doubt, or hesitation
A) Difficult to understand or interpret
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you describe someone who is 'craven'?
D) A feeling of unease, doubt, or hesitation
B) Lacking courage, fearful, or timid
A) Difficult to understand or interpret
C) To suggest or imply something indirectly
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to 'insinuate' something?
A) Difficult to understand or interpret
D) A feeling of unease, doubt, or hesitation
B) Lacking courage, fearful, or timid
C) To suggest or imply something indirectly
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
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