Vocabulary Skills for Grade 9 Unit 1

Which word means "to drive or urge forward"?

• humiliate

• impel

• resort

• elicit

What is the term for a repeated, customary practice or ceremony?

• ritual

• prestige

• individuality

• resilient

Which word describes the ability to recover quickly from difficulties?

• critical

• resilient

• anonymous

• humiliate

What does the word "prestige" refer to?

• a state of being unknown

• high status or respect

• a repeated practice

• the act of driving forward

Which word means "to bring out or draw forth"?

• elicit

• resort

• impel

• humiliate

What does "anonymous" mean?

• having a unique identity

• being unknown or unacknowledged

• being highly respected

• being critical

Which word means "to make someone feel ashamed or foolish"?

• humiliate

• resilient

• impel

• ritual

What does "individuality" refer to?

• the quality of being critical

• the quality of being unique or distinct

• the quality of being unknown

• the quality of being resilient

Which word means "to turn to something as a solution"?

• resort

• elicit

• humiliate

• impel

What does "critical" mean in the context of evaluating something?

• being unknown

• being highly respected

• being very important or essential

• being able to recover quickly