What is the definition of "wordplay"?

• A boring, gloomy place or state of mind

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• Accumulated knowledge or learning

• A state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which word means "abnormal or different from the usual expectation"?

• Ignorance

• Peculiar

• Wisdom

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does "wisdom" refer to?

• A state of having very low energy

• Accumulated knowledge or learning

• A person involved in an act meant to trick

• Arguments or debates

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of "doldrums"?

• Wasting time

• A boring, gloomy place, or state of mind

• Having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning

• Bizarre, weird, or eerie

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word describes "beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future"?

• Expectations

• Surreal

• Macabre

• Disputes

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does "lethargy" mean?

• Choice of words in speech or writing

• A state of having very low energy with drowsiness

• To cause to become harmed or damaged

• Arguments or debates

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the definition of "surreal"?

• Beyond real, very strange or unusual

• Of, dealing with, or pertaining to death

• A person involved in an act meant to trick

• Having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does "humbug" refer to?

• A state of not knowing; lack of awareness

• A person involved in an act meant to trick or deceive

• Wasting time

• Playful or clever use of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means "to cause to become harmed or damaged"?

• Corrupts

• Diction

• Rhyme or reason

• Ignorance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of "disputes"?

• Accumulated knowledge or learning

• Arguments or debates

• A state of having very low energy

• Bizarre, weird, or eerie

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D