Vocabulary Quiz: Through the Tunnel

What does the word "crave" mean?

• A mild interest in something

• A strong desire or longing for something, usually food or drink

• A feeling of satisfaction

• A sense of indifference

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word describes a humble request or prayer, often made to someone in authority?

• Hallucination

• Supplication

• Premonition

• Meditative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If someone is asking for something in an emotional or urgent way, they are likely to:

• Pester

• Plead

• Insist

• Beseech

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "beseech" mean?

• To demand something firmly

• To ask someone desperately for help or a favor

• To feel hopeless

• To be captivated by something

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means to be repeatedly annoyed or bothered by someone?

• Crave

• Pester

• Desperate

• Profound

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does it mean to "insist" on something?

• To ask humbly

• To demand firmly or repeatedly that something happen

• To feel hopeless

• To be spellbound

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word describes feeling hopeless and willing to try anything to change a situation?

• Desperate

• Meditative

• Entrance

• Hallucination

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does "entrance" mean in the context of being captivated?

• To feel a premonition

• To be spellbound by something fascinating

• To make a humble request

• To have a strong desire

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word refers to seeing, hearing, or feeling something that isn't really there?

• Profound

• Hallucination

• Supplication

• Crave

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a "premonition"?

• A deep and intense feeling

• A feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad

• A calm and focused state of mind

• A repeated annoyance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4