Voc. 8 Context Quiz

What does "compensate" mean in the context of the sentence: "Some companies still don’t compensate women for their work as much as they pay men who do similar work"?

• to notice

• to pay

• to hire

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "conceive" mean in the context of the sentence: "When studying Australia in school, I conceived an interesting class project"?

• to think of

• to expect

• to remember

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "moderate" mean in the context of the sentence: "The trail was neither flat nor extremely steep—it was moderate, suitable for the average hiker"?

• modern

• average

• difficult

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "supplement" mean in the context of the sentence: "The athlete took vitamins to supplement his diet"?

• to replace

• to add to

• to reduce

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What does "surpass" mean in the context of the sentence: "Her performance surpassed all expectations"?

• to fall short

• to exceed

• to match

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "tentative" mean in the context of the sentence: "They made a tentative plan to meet next week"?

• definite

• uncertain

• final

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "verify" mean in the context of the sentence: "The scientist needed to verify the results of the experiment"?

• to ignore

• to confirm

• to question

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What does "diversity" mean in the context of the sentence: "One thing I’m looking for in a college," Janelle told her counselor, "is diversity"?

• sameness

• need

• variety

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "supplement" mean?

• to replace

• to add to

• to reduce

• to remove

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word "tentative" mean?

• clear

• uncertain

• early

• definite

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4A