
Understanding Vocabulary in Context

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Catheryn Levine
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10 questions
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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.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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