Vocabulary Quiz
Authored by Annie Howell
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word "macabre" mean?
Extremely delicate and light
Disturbing and horrifying, typically in relation to death and violence
Sullen, gloomy, and ill-tempered
Strange and frightening
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word describes a feeling of deep sadness and gloominess?
Ethereal
Morbid
Melancholy
Ghastly
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of "morbid"?
Abnormal or unhealthy interest in disturbing things
Giving the impression that something bad is about to happen
Extremely distressing or horrifying
Causing horror; grisly and revolting
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen"?
Eerie
Ominous
Mournful
Gruesome
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "eerie" mean?
Strange and frightening
Sullen, gloomy, and ill-tempered
Horrifying or appalling
Extremely delicate and light
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen"?
Sinister
Harrowing
Grim
Lugubrious
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of "foreboding"?
A feeling that something bad is going to happen
Looking or sounding sad and mournful
Harsh, serious, and forbidding
Causing horror; grisly and revolting
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
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