Wordly Wise

To avert your eyes is to

• blink them rapidly

• open them

• shut them

• turn them away from something

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Someone with a nimble mind is

• clever

• lazy

• disorganized

• suspicious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

The lion mutilated its prey. This means the lion

• hid from its prey

• tore its prey apart

• tracked its prey through the savanna

• hunted its prey

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which is an aquatic sport?

• baseball

• swimming

• tennis

• basketball

Which are you most likely to do blithely?

• study for an important test

• train for a marathon

• perform surgery

• play Frisbee in the park

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Find a synonym for the word lethal

• safe

• deadly

• flawed

• rough

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Find a synonym for the word verge

• cliff

• beginning

• end

• edge

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Complete the analogy with the best option.

swift: antelope ::

• ponderous : hippo

• ponderous: cat

• ponderous: snake

• ponderous: mouse

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Find the antonym for docile

• startling

• disobedient

• impetuous

• stringent

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Find the antonym for asserted

• began

• revealed

• denied

• divided

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A