Vocabulary Quiz - Lesson 1 Context Clues

Match the word with its definition: "to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of"

• eulogy

• commemorate

• epitaph

• immortality

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word fits the sentence: "The _______ of the ancient pharaohs was believed to be guaranteed by their elaborate tombs."

• longevity

• sustenance

• immortality

• quarry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the word with its definition: "an inscription on a tombstone or burial place"

• epitaph

• eulogy

• predator

• quarry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word fits the sentence: "The lion is a well-known _______ in the animal kingdom."

• quarry

• predator

• sustenance

• eulogy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

Match the word with its definition: "necessary to life, essential; key, crucial"

• dire

• vital

• longevity

• immortality

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word fits the sentence: "The _______ at the funeral moved everyone to tears."

• epitaph

• eulogy

• commemorate

• dire

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word with its definition: "food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment"

• sustenance

• quarry

• predator

• longevity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word fits the sentence: "The explorers faced _______ conditions in the Arctic."

• dire

• vital

• commemorate

• immortality

Match the word with its definition: "the object of a hunt; prey"

• predator

• quarry

• epitaph

• eulogy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word fits the sentence: "The _______ of tortoises is often attributed to their slow metabolism."

• longevity

• sustenance

• dire

• commemorate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E