Where Worlds Collide Vocab Practice Quiz

James, Evelyn, and Hannah are playing a game of charades. James is acting out a word and Evelyn and Hannah have to guess it. James suddenly makes a quick movement with his hand. Evelyn thinks he's trying to say whisk. What does whisk mean in this context?

• Something that is difficult to understand

• Loud, unpleasant sounds

• To move or take quickly

• A paved area at an airport where airplanes are often parked

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Imagine this, Harper, Isla, and Sophia are playing a game of 'Word Detective'. They stumbled upon a mysterious word. Can you help them solve it?

The word is used to describe the action of keeping people away from an area where a person or animal has a disease to prevent it from spreading.

• Quarantine

• Tarmac

• Jive

• Incomprehensible

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Rohan, Michael, and Jackson are playing a word game. They found a word that means difficult to understand. Can you guess what word they found?

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CCSS.L.3.2F

_____________ means blocking off; barricading.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does Intoning mean?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

During a lively music quiz, Emma, Noah, and Mia came across a genre called 'Jive'. They are puzzled, trying to understand what Jive might be. Can you assist them in solving this musical enigma?

• An array of loud, harsh noises

• Something performed in a random or relaxed way

• The action of grabbing or moving something swiftly

• A kind of quick, vibrant music that frequently incorporates slang and casual language

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Emma, Ethan, and Olivia are on a field trip to the airbase. They see a broad, surfaced area where aircrafts are stationed. Do you know what this place is referred to as?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the term cacophony refer to?

• Unintelligible speech

• Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

• Speaking in a melodious tone

• A place where aircrafts are parked

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word means: In an indiscriminate or loose manner?

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Incomprehensible means ___________________ .

• Impossible to understand.

• To move or take quickly.

• Blocking off; Barricading.

• Loud, unpleasant sounds.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A