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Understanding Vocabulary in Context

Authored by Catheryn Levine

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Understanding Vocabulary in Context
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the sentence: "The celestial bodies in the night sky were a beautiful sight." What does the word "celestial" most likely mean in this context?

Earthly

Heavenly

Artificial

Distant

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence, "She made a complaint about the noise," what is the meaning of the word "complaint"?

Praise

Request

Grievance

Suggestion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use context clues to determine the meaning of "employed" in the sentence: "He employed a new strategy to solve the problem."

Ignored

Used

Discarded

Created

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word "sacrifice" mean in the sentence: "She made a sacrifice by giving up her free time to help others"?

Gain

Offer

Loss

Exchange

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence, "He was oblivious to the fact that everyone was watching him," what does "oblivious" mean?

Aware

Unaware

Concerned

Interested

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the meaning of "plod" in the sentence: "The tired horse continued to plod along the dusty trail."

Sprint

Gallop

Trudge

Leap

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "regaled" mean in the sentence: "The storyteller regaled the children with tales of adventure"?

Bored

Entertained

Confused

Frightened

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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