Vocabulary Quiz

After Aaliyah bought the concert tickets, she wanted to be sure the purchase had gone through. She checked her email and found a message with a receipt for the two tickets.

• Diversion

• Confirmation

• Proposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Kylie had always wanted a pet dog, but her parents weren’t convinced. Kylie promised them she would be responsible for taking it on walks and cleaning up after it.

• Precede

• Significance

• Proposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

On the first day of middle school, Daniel was surprised to find out that the kid sitting next to him had the same name and birthday as he did!

• Distort

• Coincidence

• Precede

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Aisha used to like the same type of music and movies as her classmates, but, as she grew, her interests began to change.

• Divergent

• Confirmed

• Significant

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Josephine’s parents said that her piano performance had improved. However, Josephine did not believe it because she knew they had a slightly unbalanced opinion of her talent.

• Bias

• Proposition

• Precede

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

At the start of each assembly, before doing anything else, the students always sang the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.

• Coinciding

• Distorting

• Preceding

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Maria was so excited for her quinceañera. All her family and friends would be there to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event.

• Significant

• Divergent

• Proposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The announcer on the local news ___ that there would be a snow day because of the blizzard.

• Confirmed

• Preceded

• Diverged

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Fatima laughed when she saw her ___ reflection in the old, wavy mirror.

• Coincided

• Propositioned

• Distorted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Nathan did not think it was a ___ that the day after he beat Tyler in chess, Tyler stopped talking to him.

• Significance

• Coincidence

• Confirmation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C