S10C | Quiz 1 (Vocabs)

Economists ______ a rise in interest rates in the coming months.

• foreseen

• predicted

• imagined

• speculated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Meteorologists ______ rain for the weekend based on satellite images and weather patterns.

• predicted

• foresaw

• imagined

• omended

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The CEO could ______ a decline in profits due to rising production costs.

• anticipate

• premonition

• foresee

• speculate

To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence is to ______.

• anticipate

• forecast

• speculate

• imagine

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Sarah ______ heavy traffic and left for the airport earlier than usual.

• anticipated

• imagined

• forecasted

• speculated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The ancient ______ foretold the coming of a great leader who would unite the warring tribes.

• premonition

• speculation

• prophecy

• forecast

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The sudden appearance of a black cat crossing one's path is considered an ______ of bad luck by some cultures.

• omen

• prophecy

• forecast

• speculation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Historians continue to ______ about the true identity of Shakespeare's Dark Lady in his sonnets.

• anticipate

• imagine

• predict

• speculate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Children often ______ themselves as astronauts exploring distant planets.

• anticipated

• foreseen

• imagined

• prophesied

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She had a ______ that something terrible was going to happen on her journey.

• premonition

• forecast

• prophecy

• anticipation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5