Vocabulary Quiz: Rising From the Ashes

What is the definition of 'ember'?

• A cold piece of coal

• A hot, glowing piece of coal or wood

• A type of tree

• A type of bird

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.RI.6.4

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is the rule of a country by a single person, usually a king or queen.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

Match the following words with their definitions: Sprawl, Tinge, Writhe.

• A slight amount of something

• SPRAWL

• To squirm and twist in pain

• WRITHE

• To spread out over a large area

• TINGE

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What might happen if you don't pour water on the embers before going to bed?

• They will cool down

• They could be picked up by the wind and start a fire

• They will disappear

• They will turn into ashes.

Fill in the blank: A suburb might (a)   across a large area outside a city.

• Tinge

• Writhe

• Sprawl

• Ember

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a 'monarch'?

• A) A type of butterfly

• B) A ruler of a country

• C) A type of flower

• D) A type of bird

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

You might feel a (a)   of guilt as you eat the last slice of pizza.

• Sprawl

• Tinge

• Writhe

• Ember

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Match the following words with their examples: Ember, Monarchy, Tinge.

• ember

• A slight color in the sky

• tinge

• A hot piece of coal

• monarchy

• United Kingdom's rule

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

What does 'writhe' mean?

• To stand still

• To squirm and twist

• To jump up and down

• To run fast

Fill in the blank: The sky is (a)   with pink and purple.

• Sprawled

• Tinged

• Writhed

• Embered

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4