Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word 'Arboretum'?

• A place where trees and plants are grown for study or public viewing

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of bird

• A place for storing books

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does 'Remorseful' mean?

• Feeling indifferent about a mistake

• Proud of one's actions

• Full of regret for having done something wrong; sorry

• Happy about a wrongdoing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of 'Median'?

• The middle value in a series of values arranged from smallest to largest

• The highest value in a series of values

• The lowest value in a series of values

• The average of all values in a series

What does the word 'Meticulous' mean?

• Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

• Lacking attention to detail

• Careless and imprecise

• Full of regret

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'Tend' mean?

• To abandon

• To destroy

• To ignore

• To take care of

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does the word 'Avalanche' mean?

• A large mass of snow, ice, dirt or rocks falling quickly down the side of a mountain

• A type of dance

• A type of flower

• A type of dessert

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'Insulate'?

• To regulate the passage of heat through something

• To prevent the passage of heat through something

• To increase the passage of heat through something

• To have no effect on the passage of heat through something

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the meaning of 'Monotony'?

• A type of bird

• A type of musical instrument

• A variety of changes that make something exciting

• A lack of change that makes something boring

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'Splinter' mean?

• To break up into sharp, thin pieces

• To combine into a solid mass

• To evaporate into a gas form

• To melt into a liquid form

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the meaning of 'Ethereal'?

• Loud and noisy

• Dark and gloomy

• Heavy and dense

• Light and airy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D