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Vocabulary Quiz - PSON #2

Authored by Lacey Boland

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Vocabulary Quiz - PSON #2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'adrift' mean in the sentence below?

“I say good-bye and head through security without looking back, relieved to be on my own at last but also feeling kind of adrift thinking about the long journey ahead.”

Sailing

Lost

Anchored

Steady

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'samaritan' in the sentence below?

“Surely if I were in that situation, I would be like the Samaritan and help the man in need.”

Villain

Helper

Rescuer

Opponent

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best synonym for the word 'shrill' from the sentence below?

“Yet the alarm is still blasting, a shrill, urgent pulse drilling into my brain.”


Soft

Loud

Melodious

Harmonious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best antonym of the word 'restrained' from the sentence below?

With effort, he restrained himself.

Unleashed

Calmed

Constrained

Relaxed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which option best describes the word 'conviction'?

“Like a tree in the wind, he will bend before the strength of my conviction.”

Doubt

Certainty

Suspicion

Ambiguity

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best synonym for the word 'compel'?

“At the same time, something about the tone of his voice compels me to wait for his permission to leave.”

Discourage

Force

Persuade

Hesitate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the synonym of the word 'linger'?

"They lingered over coffee after dinner."

Depart

Stay

Flee

Vanish

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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