Vocabulary Building
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A general system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which helps with remembering something.
mnemonics
acrostic
acronym
narrative chaining
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Find the purpose of the following well-known mnemonic.
"My very educated mother just served us nachos"
Colors of the rainbow
History dates
Music notes
Solar system
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Find the purpose of the following well-known mnemonic.
"Richard of York gave battle in vain"
Colors of the rainbow
Music notes
Shopping list
Spelling rule
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Find the purpose of the following well-known mnemonic.
"Change y to i and add -es"
Colours of the rainbow
History dates
Music notes
Spelling rule
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What is a mnemonic device?
Learning technique that helps us remember things to then be able to recall them later when we need to
A device used to clear unwanted memories in the human memory
Device used to store data for long term in the human memory
Learning technique that helps to store data for short term in the human memory
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 4 pts
Decode each mnemonics to find the trick word.
a. They had eggs yesterday.
b. Big Elephants are under trees in forests until light.
c. Never eat cakes eat salmon sandwiches and raspberry yogurt.
d. Every new Ostrich use green hats.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 2 pts
Read each sentence in questions 7-11 and determine meaning of the words underlined using context clues.
A. She considered that Byron's latest efforts in the classroom might signify his desire to make a positive change.
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CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
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