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Vocabulary Quiz

Authored by Annie Howell

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Vocabulary Quiz
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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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