Vocabulary Quiz

My mom is putting restrictions on my phone use. I can only be on it for one hour a day.

What is the best meaning of the word "restrictions"?

• Rules that are based on logic and reason

• Limits or controls on what you can do

• Actions that imply the opposite of another thing

• The right to do something that you get little by little

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

There seems to be a contradiction. You say you hate ice-cream, but you ate the whole tub.

What does the word "contradiction" mean?

• Being used to doing or having something

• When something isn't the same all the time

• The part of government that makes the laws

• Something that implies the opposite of another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

I am accustomed to being treated respectfully, so when the cashier was rude to me, I was surprised.

If you are "accustomed to" something, what does it mean?

• When something happens, even though the opposite should have happened

• When you pretend to have high standards but don't hold yourself to them

• When you're used to doing or having something

• A norm or rule that is based on something that happened in the past

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

My parents are being really inconsistent. First, they said I could go to the soccer game, but now they say I can’t.

What does "inconsistent" mean?

• Limits or controls on what you can do

• When something isn't the same all the time

• The right to do something that you get little by little

• Something that implies the opposite of another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The people in the legislature should really make a law so teenagers don’t have to start school until 10 am.

What is the definition of "legislature"?

• Rules that are based on logic and reason

• Being used to doing or having something

• The part of government that makes the laws

• Actions that imply the opposite of another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

She really set a precedent when she wrote that ten-page paper. Now we all have to do that!

What does the word "precedent" mean?

• When something happens, even though the opposite should have happened

• When you pretend to have high standards but don't hold yourself to them

• A norm or rule that is based on something that happened in the past

• The right to do something that you get little by little

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

My teacher’s homework assignments seem arbitrary. I don’t see how they relate to what we’re learning in school.

If something is "arbitrary," what does it mean?

• Limits or controls on what you can do

• When something isn't the same all the time

• Something that is based on random things and not on logic

• Actions that imply the opposite of another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I got an A, despite the fact that I did not study one bit.

What is the meaning of the word "despite"?

• Rules that are based on logic and reason

• Being used to doing or having something

• Without being affected by

• The part of government that makes the laws

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The hypocrisy of the car industry is incredible. They say they want to make the air cleaner, but they keep making gas guzzling cars.

What does "hypocrisy" mean?

• When something happens, even though the opposite should have happened

• When you pretend to have high standards but don't hold yourself to them

• A norm or rule that is based on something that happened in the past

• The right to do something that you get little by little

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

10. In California, to drive, you have to go through an accrual of privileges before you get your full legal rights to drive.  

 What is the definition of "accrual of privileges"?

• Limits or controls on what you can do

• When something isn't the same all the time

• Actions that imply the opposite of another thing

• The right to do something that you get little by little

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4