Critical Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "shatter" most closely mean?

• To bend without breaking

• To break into many pieces

• To attach firmly

• To cover with a thin layer

Which sentence uses the word "sentries" correctly?

• The river cut a deep sentries into the landscape.

• The glass sentries on the floor after it fell.

• Sentries stood guard at the gates of the castle.

• She sentries the photo into her diary.

What does the word "chasm" mean?

• A deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface

• A type of shiny mineral

• A process of gradual destruction

• A group of soldiers standing guard

Choose the sentence where "glistens" is used correctly.

• The cake glistens in the oven as it bakes.

• The morning dew glistens on the grass.

• He glistens the key into the lock.

• The book glistens with new ideas.

What does it mean if something is "embedded"?

• It is shining brightly with reflected light.

• It is standing guard over a place.

• It is fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.

• It is breaking into small pieces.

Which sentence correctly uses the word "eroding"?

• The jewelry was eroding in the sunlight.

• The confidence of the team is eroding after several losses.

• The book was eroding on the shelf.

• The cake was eroding in the oven.