Vocabulary Quiz for Eighth Graders

What does the verb "counter" mean?

• To support or agree

• To oppose or disagree

• To begin to exist

• To stress or point out its importance

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the word "arise" mean?

• To end or disappear

• To steal or use someone else's words

• To begin to exist

• To balance proportions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does "emphasize" mean?

• To ignore or overlook

• To stress or point out its importance

• To make something disappear

• To create imbalance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the "horizon"?

• The line where the sky and the earth seem to meet

• A vertical line

• A point in the sky

• A mathematical equation

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does it mean to "plagiarize"?

• To create original content

• To steal or use someone else's words without giving the source

• To balance proportions

• To emphasize a point

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is "symmetry"?

• Having two sides that are not the same

• Balance proportions

• A vertical line

• A horizontal line

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.3

What does "asymmetrical" mean?

• Having two sides that are the same

• Having two sides that are not the same; unbalanced

• A balanced equation

• A vertical line

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does "vertical" mean?

• Upright, goes up and down

• Goes sideways

• Balanced proportions

• Unbalanced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does "horizontal" mean?

• Upright, goes up and down

• Goes sideways

• Balanced proportions

• Unbalanced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does "symmetrical" mean?

• Something that has symmetry, is balanced

• Having two sides that are not the same

• A vertical line

• A horizontal line

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4