Verbal and Vocabulary
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"Jack crouched with his face a few inches away from this clue,"
What is the meaning of crouched?
stand up
run quickly
squat (down)
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Here was loop of creeper with a tendril pendant from a node."
What is a tendril?
a shell
slender structure by which some plants attach to an object.
a deserted island
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"He closed his eyes, raised his head and breathed in gently
with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information."
What is the definition of assessing?
estimate the nature, quality, ability of something
to smell something
to sleep
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"The silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat, and at
this hour of the day there was not even the whine of insects."
What does oppressive mean?
warm climate
to press
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"He was down like a sprinter, his nose only a few inches from the humid earth."
Define humid
cold
muggy and steamy
ground
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss
of indrawn breath, and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing, ape-like among the tangle of trees."
What does furtive mean?
quick
secret and sly
noisy
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"The whole space was walled with dark aromatic bushes, and was a bowl of heat and light.'
What do think aromatic means?
having a strong pleasant odor
an awful smell
a bright light
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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