Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 6

What is the meaning of the word "barrier"?

• A type of fruit

• An obstacle or hindrance

• A musical instrument

• A type of clothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word means "to celebrate or feel joy"?

• Shrivel

• Compose

• Rejoice

• Loot

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

If you are described as "industrious," you are:

• Lazy

• Hardworking

• Careless

• Unreliable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What does the word "calculate" mean?

• To guess

• To measure or determine mathematically

• To ignore

• To destroy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.4.6

Which word is synonymous with "senseless"?

• Logical

• Meaningful

• Foolish

• Wise

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

What is the role of a "deputy"?

• A person who is in charge of a country

• A person who assists a leader or acts as a substitute

• A person who writes books

• A person who repairs machines

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "to dry up or wither"?

• Compose

• Shrivel

• Rejoice

• Calculate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What is the meaning of "loot"?

• To build

• To steal or take by force

• To create

• To protect

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

If something is "reliable," it is:

• Untrustworthy

• Dependable

• Fragile

• Expensive

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

• 8

• 11

• 10

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5