Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 6

What is the meaning of the word "dense"?

• thin, loosely packed

• thick, tightly packed

• light, airy

• sparse, scattered

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word means "to use up gradually"?

• eclipse

• deplete

• excel

• influence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the word "eclipse" mean?

• to brighten

• to overshadow, to block the light of

• to illuminate

• to reflect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word describes something that is "weird, mysterious, strange and frightening"?

• hazardous

• monotonous

• eerie

• unique

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the noun form of "effect"?

• a cause

• a result

• an action

• a process

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does it mean to "esteem" someone?

• to ignore them

• to regard highly, to really respect

• to criticize them

• to underestimate them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "excel" mean?

• to fail

• to do well; to be better or greater than others

• to be average

• to struggle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Which word means "useless, pointless, without hope of success"?

• futile

• prominent

• hazardous

• unique

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "hazardous" mean?

• safe, secure

• dangerous, involving risk or danger

• easy, simple

• harmless, benign

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to "influence" something?

• to ignore it

• to change or affect something

• to destroy it

• to create it

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C