
Gatsby Vocabulary Practice
Authored by Karen Linton
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term means believing that people are motivated by self-interest?
sentimental
reproach
cynical
Platonic
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term means irritable and quarrelsome?
meretricious
portentous
grotesque
fractious
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word describes showing great attention to detail or correct behavior?
portentous
grotesque
surmise
punctilious
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term means showing a lack of respect or intense dislike?
fractious
jaunty
affectation
scorn
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term means unwilling or unable to believe something?
meretricious
in cahoots
holocaust
incredulous
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term means to keep something for future use?
reserve
scorn
supercilious
cynical
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word describes someone who behaves as if they are superior to others?
supercilious
sporadic
punctilious
incredulous
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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