English words and their meanings ( Set 1)

English words and their meanings ( Set 1)

8th Grade

9 Qs

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English words and their meanings ( Set 1)

English words and their meanings ( Set 1)

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

eric chen

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "reverberates" mean?

To be quickly forgotten
To be silent and still
To be spoken softly
To be repeated several times as an echo

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word "emanate" mean?

Echo

Emerge

Dispose

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "wails" mean?

To laugh loudly and uncontrollably
To whisper softly

To make a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief,.

To make a low-pitched sound.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "enigmatic" mean?

Clear or obvious
Mysterious or puzzling

Boring or uninteresting

Straightforward or simple

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "elusive" mean?

Easy to find or catch

Difficult to find or track

Clear and obvious
Simple and straightforward

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "insight" mean?

Insight means to have a understanding of what you see.

Insight means to have a though about an idea.

Insight means to have a deep understanding of a specific situation or issue.

Insight means to have a no understanding of a specific situation or issue.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "roaming" mean?

To stay in one place without moving
To move about or wander freely

To fly in the air

To swim in the ocean

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an "oxymoron" in terms of figurative language.

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

A eight-sided shape

A way of describing something or someone.

A form of comparison between objects

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between indirect and direct in writing?

Indirect writing is more clear and straightforward than direct writing
Direct writing is only used in fiction, while indirect writing is used in non-fiction

Direct writing presents information straightforwardly, while indirect writing suggests information without directly stating it.

Indirect writing is when the author is not confident in their information