Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 7

What does the word "fleeting" mean?

• Lasting for a very short time

• Having a vocal tone characterized by weakness

• A face that is red and hot

• Lacking knowledge or awareness

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word describes a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness?

• Grimly

• Hoarsely

• Insistent

• Remorseless

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

What does "flush" typically refer to?

• A sense of disgust and loathing

• Social superiority

• A face that is red and hot

• Lying stretched out on the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of "ignorant"?

• Lacking knowledge or awareness in general

• Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste

• Triumphantly happy

• Gradually lessen or reduce

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.RI.7.4

How would you describe something done "grimly"?

• Doing something without regret or guilt

• Demanding something; not allowing refusal

• Doing something in a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner

• Having social superiority as demonstrated by refined manners

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

What does "acrid" mean?

• Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

• A person’s manner of walking

• Lying stretched out on the ground

• A sense of disgust and loathing

What does "insistent" mean?

• Triumphantly happy

• Without regret or guilt

• Gradually lessen or reduce

• Demanding something; not allowing refusal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "remorseless" mean?

• A person’s manner of walking

• Social superiority as demonstrated by refined manners

• Without regret or guilt; heartless; merciless

• Lying stretched out on the ground

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does "gentility" refer to?

• A sense of disgust and loathing

• Social superiority as demonstrated by refined manners

• Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste

• Triumphantly happy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does "prostrate" mean?

• Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

• Gradually lessen or reduce

• A person’s manner of walking

• A face that is red and hot

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.7.6