The Hobbit Vocabulary Quiz

Which option most appropriately applies the word cleave?

• I cleaved a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

• In the spirit of compromise, I will cleave to my opinion.

• This glue should bind the cleaved pieces together.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which option most appropriately applies the word guffaw?

• The crowd guffawed at the comedian's hilarious joke.

• I guffawed at the surprise on Kevin's face.

• The archeologists were guffawed to discover the ancient artifact.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which option most appropriately applies the word hasty?

• My colleagues were hasty to my suggestion that we update the dress code.

• The hasty conditions made it nearly in drive to work.

• Naturally, my hasty attempt to finish my homework led to poor results.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

Which option most appropriately applies the word oddment?

• NASA is studying the oddment of black holes.

• Felidia's oddment alerted her therapist to a larger issue.

• I found an oddment of a larger collection in the attic.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which option most appropriately applies the word scurry?

• During the final exam, the teacher scurried around the classroom.

• The rabbit, detecting danger nearby, scurried away to safety.

• My grandma casually scurried through the aisles of the grocery store.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which option most appropriately applies the word shrill?

• The monkey let out a shrill howl that every zoo-goer could hear.

• The male opera singer struck a shrill bass vocal note.

• The National Weather Service issued a shrill alert that there is a tornado warning.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A