Word Nerd 31-40

Fill in the blank: To carefully examine or ________ something means to analyze it in great detail.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

James decided to be __________ and save his money rather than buying the expensive lego set.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mrs. Trimble very much dislikes how _________ it is to say slang words throughout Arlington.

• scrutinize
• pervasive

• reverent

• pretentious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

My dad is __________ when he sees an old building he used to go to. I often zone out in the middle of his stories.

• scrutinize
• verbose

• reverent

• pretentious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My English teacher ________ my paper when she grades it.

• scrutinizes

• verboses

• rhetorical

• vigilant

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does the word "rhetorical" mean?

• Related to the art of effective speaking or writing

• Concerned with cooking

• Pertaining to sports

• Involved in gardening

The teacher asked, "Are you done talking?" which was a ________ question.

• rhetorical

• scrutinize

• pretentious

• protocol

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Alliteration is a ___________ device. The crazy cat caught coconuts would be an example of an allieration.

• rhetorical

• scrutinize

• pretentious

• protocol

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Since Suzie's family couldn't afford to pay rent, Suzie was _________ by buying name-brand items with the money from her part-time job.

• rhetorical

• scrutinize

• pretentious

• protocol

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

You can't take French II without taking the _________, French I.

• reverent

• scrutinize

• prerequisite

• protocol

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A