Stems List # 4 Quiz

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

Ashley joined a sorority during her freshman year in college.

• Ashley joined a fellowship of girls that called themselves sisters.

• Ashley had to go to the hospital because her toe was sore.

• Ashley went to a party and met new people.

• Ashley joined a club that read novels about witches.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The player was dejected when he was ejected from the game.

• The player was feeling ill and had to leave the game.

• The player had his feelings hurt when an angry fan said unkind things to him.

• The player was upset because he was thrown out of the game.

• The player was angry because he felt he did nothing wrong.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The old lady was given a ticket for jay-walking when she strolled diagonally through the intersection.

• The old lady received a ticket because she kicked a blue jay off the sidewalk.

• The old lady received a ticket for illegally walking across a street.

• The old lady received a ticket because she was talking on her phone and walking in the street at the same time.

• The old lady received a ticket for being disrespectful to a police officer parked on the side of the street.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The naughty toddler scribbled all over the freshly painted wall.

• The boy peed on the wall when nobody was looking.

• The child wrote on the wall with a red crayon.

• The boy threw his scrambled eggs on the wall.

• The boy scratched the wall with a nail.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The matron at the women’s prison watched the inmates like a hawk.

• A motherly figure that is in charge of the prison.

• A woman that is the warden at the women’s prison.

• A woman in-charge of making the inmates behave.

• A woman that is in-charge of the prisoners’ behavior.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

Everyone was surprised by the fact that the two rivals would fraternize and share a plate of hot wings after games.

• The winner of the fight had to buy dinner.

• The men hated each other and refused to eat a meal together.

• The men did not get along but could put aside their differences and be friendly like brothers at a meal.

• The men were not kind to each other and got into a food fight.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The aliens became anthropoids to blend in with the huge crowds at the ball game.

• The aliens changed their shape so they would not be noticed.

• The aliens changed their appearance to look like humans.

• The aliens became invisible so they would not be seen by the earthlings.

• The aliens changed into seats so they could watch the game undisturbed.

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CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

Albert took a paternity test to establish paternal rights to the orphaned boy.

• Albert had to match patterns on the wall.

• Albert had to attend a parenting class and take a health test.

• Albert stole the test so the abandoned child could pass his math test at school.

• Albert took a blood test to determine if he was the orphan’s biological father.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

She glanced at the black abyss stretching before them.

• She stared into the hole that did not have a visible bottom.

• She thought the black creature was an alien life form.

• She watched the black object creep slowly towards her in the darkness.

• She had no idea what to do with the ancient Chinese math tool.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Based on the stem’s definition, choose the explanation that best fits the underlined word’s meaning.

The spectators groaned loudly when the receiver fumbled the ball at the end of the game.

• The fans were unhappy because they lost the game.

• The fans expressed their displeasure with the events on the field by booing at the referees.

• The fans were disappointed for the player.

• The people who looked at the game-ending play were not happy.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C