Vocabulary Quiz

Which word best describes something unclear or open to more than one interpretation?

• Meticulous

• Fleeting

• Ambiguous

• Correlate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If two things are closely connected or influence each other, they are said to:

• Differentiate

• Antagonize

• Correlate

• Discrepancy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "differentiate" mean?

• To explain why things are similar

• To make someone angry

• To recognize the difference between things

• To describe something confusing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An "anomaly" is:

• Something that is different from the usual or expected

• A small, unimportant detail

• A plan made in advance

• A careful way of doing something

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If someone pays extreme attention to detail, they are:

• Fleeting

• Meticulous

• Spontaneous

• Ambiguous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A "discrepancy" is:

• A lack of agreement or inconsistency

• A similarity between two things

• A type of argument

• An unexpected moment of happiness

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "spontaneous" mean?

• Planned and carefully organized

• Happening suddenly and without planning

• Difficult to explain

• Rare and unexpected

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The scientist found an __________ in the data that didn’t match any previous results.

• anomaly

• pattern

• similarity

• consistency

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Lily’s decision to take a last-minute road trip was completely __________.

• spontaneous

• planned

• organized

• deliberate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The teacher noticed a ________ between the student’s rough draft and final essay.

• discrepancy

• similarity

• match

• alignment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A