Advancing Vocabulary Skills
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Linda never had to work hard to make good grades in high school. But in college, where the (1) _____s of course work were greater, she soon learned that her casual high-school study habits would no longer suffice.
rigor
squander
devastate
incentive
digress
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.3.2E
CCSS.L.2.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Linda was also learning how easy it was to (2) ____ time on dates and parties.
rigor
squander
devastate
incentive
digress
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She didn’t realize how badly she was doing until she saw her midterm grades, which (3) ____(ed) her.
rigor
squander
devastate
incentive
digress
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.3.2E
CCSS.L.2.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She knew she had to make some changes right away and began to ponder what they should be. As a(n) (4)____ to work harder, she tried studying with her friend Denise.
rigor
squander
devastate
incentive
digress
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
But that didn’t work; their conversation would (5)_____ from European history to personal topics, such as dates or favorite singers.
rigor
squander
devastate
incentive
digress
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Linda decided she’d have to go it alone. She began to skip weekday parties and also to (6)___ the time she spent talking or exchanging e-mails with friends.
curtail
indispensable
succumb
intermittent
incorporate
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.3.2E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She discovered that a good place to study was (7)____ to her new study habits.
curtail
indispensable
succumb
intermittent
incorporate
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.3.2E
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