Vocabulary Quiz: Trifles by Susan Glaspell

What does the word 'wiry' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Pleat

• Coroner

• Lean but strong

• Preserve

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does it mean to 'pleat' something?

• Make folds in a garment or piece of fabric

• An official who investigates death not due to natural causes

• Fruit maintained by cooking with sugar

• Something of small importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is the 'coroner' in the play Trifles?

• Marked by skill in deception

• Chivalry or courtesy towards women

• An official who investigates death not due to natural causes

• Showing signs of wear and tear

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does it mean to 'preserve' something?

• Fruit maintained by cooking with sugar

• Chivalry or courtesy towards women

• Showing signs of wear and tear

• Marked by skill in deception

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word 'trifle' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Something of small importance

• Chivalry or courtesy towards women

• Showing signs of wear and tear

• Marked by skill in deception

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the word 'gallantry' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Chivalry or courtesy towards women

• An agreeable or amusing remark

• Deeply absorbed in thought

• Secret or hidden

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the word 'shabby' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Secret or hidden

• Deeply absorbed in thought

• An agreeable or amusing remark

• Showing signs of wear and tear

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'crafty' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Marked by skill in deception

• An agreeable or amusing remark

• Secret or hidden

• Deeply absorbed in thought

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does it mean to 'rig' something?

• An agreeable or amusing remark

• Secret or hidden

• Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

• Deeply absorbed in thought

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word 'abashed' mean in the context of the play Trifles?

• Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

• An agreeable or amusing remark

• Deeply absorbed in thought

• Secret or hidden

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10