Middle School ELD Vocabulary Development Quiz

What does the word "analyze" mean?

• To ignore the details

• To examine something in detail

• To guess without evidence

• To make something simpler

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following words means "to make something worse"?

• Alleviate

• Aggravate

• Ameliorate

• Accelerate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word "benevolent" mean?

• Selfish

• Kind and generous

• Dangerous

• Unpredictable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the word that means "to predict or expect something":

• Assume

• Anticipate

• Acknowledge

• Avoid

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 "coherent" mean?

• Confusing and unclear

• Logical and well-organized

• Loud and noisy

• Weak and fragile

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed"?

• Humiliate

• Elevate

• Celebrate

• Imitate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "diverse" mean?

• Similar and uniform

• Different and varied

• Difficult and challenging

• Dull and boring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the word that means "to give up a position, right, or power":

• Abdicate

• Accumulate

• Associate

• Allocate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does the word "empathy" mean?

• Feeling indifferent to others

• Having a strong dislike

• The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• Acting without thinking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to make better or more tolerable"?

• Exacerbate

• Mitigate

• Procrastinate

• Exaggerate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4