Multiple Meaning Words with Dictionary

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English
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3rd Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The emperor scooped up his daughter and hugged her tight.
Read this dictionary entry.
scoop 〈verb〉 1. to use a dipper to remove something 2. to pick up something quickly 3. to make something hollow 4. to find out something before someone else
Based on the dictionary entry above, which meaning of the word scoop is used in the sentence from the passage?
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Frank’s cousin has a bird that talks, and Ricky raises rats.
Read the dictionary entry below.
raise 〈verb〉 1. to lift 2. to improve 3. to act as a parent 4. to cause
Based on the dictionary entry above,which meaning of the word raise is used?
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
piece \ pés \ n. 1. a part of something 2. someone’s opinion 3. a coin 4. a story or a song
Read this sentence from the story:
Morning Flower opened her bag and pulled out a handful of porcupine quills and a small piece of buffalo hide.
Which definition for the word piece is used in the sentence?
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
pound 〈verb〉 1. to hit with a hammer or heavy stick 2. to crush into a powder 3. to walk with loud steps 4. to beat in a heavy way
Read the line from the poem:
And my heart began to pound.
Which meaning fits the word pound the way it is used in this line?
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
light \ˈlīt\ 〈verb〉 1. to make burn 〈adjective〉 2. pale in color 3. not heavy 〈noun〉 4. dawn or day time
Read the sentence from the passage: When the sun begins to set, Mother lights the candles we made ourselves.
Which dictionary entry gives the best meaning for the word lights?
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
power /poú er/ 〈noun〉 1. control 2. might or strength 3. energy that can be used for doing work 〈verb〉 4. to supply with electricity
Read the sentence from the passage:
Did you know that sound has power?
Which meaning of the word power is used in this sentence?
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
fasten \fá-sen\ 〈verb〉 1. shut tightly 2. join two things together 3. hold something firmly 4. focus steadily
Read the sentence from the passage:
Fasten the larger end of the cone tightly to one end of the cardboard roll using tape.
Which definition of fasten is used in the sentence?
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
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