Vocabulary in Context

When I explained that aliens seized my homework, my teacher laughed incredulously and said, “No, seriously. Where is it?”

• angrily

• calmly

• skeptically

• boldly

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The teacher preferred to go incognito in public, wearing baggy pants and sunglasses in an effort to avoid students.

• concealing one’s identity

• in a formal manner

• fashionably

• deliberately

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The teacher changed the seating chart to separate the loquacious students because they wouldn’t stop talking to each other.

• questioning

• below average

• humourous

• talkative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When a freshman asked to sit at a senior table, the seniors laughed, rolled their eyes, and superciliously retorted, “You can’t sit with us!”

• in a superior, ignorant manner

• calmly and classily

• in a sarcastic tone

• properly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The neighbors complained about the cacophony that erupted during the band’s very first practice in the garage.

• celebration

• unpleasant sounds

• harmonious music

• group

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Her dishevelled hair and pajamas showed that she had just rolled out of bed.

• clean

• original

• unprofessional

• untidy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Our vivacious teacher was even more energetic after consuming multiple cups of coffee.

• healthy

• lively

• calm

• optimistic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Extroverts are gregarious and interactive, while introverts prefer solitude over social situations.

• disruptive

• social

• opinionated

• independent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

She provided some comic relief with her joke, which managed to temporarily divert everyone’s attention from the issue.

• decrease

• calm

• turn away

• direct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

On Valentine’s Day, many couples try to express the intangible idea of love by giving each other physical, materialistic gifts like chocolate or teddy bears.

• Unable to be physically touched

• inanimate

• unrealistic

• Permanent and true

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4