Vocabulary Quiz

What word best describes a situation of great confusion or disorder?

• smothering

• relentlessly

• chaos

• hurtling

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word is used to describe a disrespectful laugh?

• snicker

• bold

• piteously

• processing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What term is used to describe an action that is done without stopping?

• bold

• dread

• dredging

• relentlessly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

What word means "special importance or significance"?

• accusation

• procession

• emphasis

• piteously

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word describes feeling sorrowful in a way that makes others feel sorry for someone?

• dread

• piteously

• relentlessly

• smothering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What term is used for a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival?

• accusation

• emphasis

• procession

• hurtling

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does it mean to retrieve something?

• to fear greatly

• to burn to ashes

• to get something back

• to beg piteously

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of the word "dread"?

• to continue relentlessly

• to fear greatly

• to cover completely

• to follow a procession

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "cremated" mean?

• to retrieve

• to smother

• to process

• to dispose of a body by burning it to ashes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the term "smothering" mean as used in the context provided?

• Moving swiftly and with great force

• Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• Acting with boldness and courage

• Making a formal accusation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4