December Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following words with their meanings:

• Screech

• To float on water

• Plunge

• To make a high-pitched sound

• Buoy

• To move in a group

• Flock

• To dive; sink rapidly; drop quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "made a pleasant, repetitive, high-pitched sound"?

• Thud

• Trilled

• Buoy

• Flocked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the meaning of "thud"?

• A dull sound

• A high-pitched sound

• A soft or gentle touch

• A rapid movement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

This ________ was floating in the ocean to direct the boats toward deeper waters.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word means "moved in a group"?

• Sensitive

• Flocked

• Deed

• Insisted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

__________ means capable of responding to stimulation; easily affected.

(sensitive or satisfied)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The meaning of "exchange" is (a)  

• To return
• To soak or drench
• To separate and remove from the bod
• To float on water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "something that is done; an action taken"?

• Deed

• Insisted

• Satisfied

• Tender

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Match the following definitions with their meanings:

• Insisted

• Pleased or happy with something

• Extracted

• Separated and removed from the body

• Delicate

• Demanded or required something forcefully

• Satisfied

• Soft or gentle; easily damaged

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The word that means "pleased or happy with something" is (a)   .

• Tender
• Excreted
• Satisfied
• Steeped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4