Vocabulary Review Quiz for Grade 5

Which word describes an action of moving or acting slowly?

• Frothy

• Dawdled

• Winced

• Sabotage

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of the word "tentatively"?

• Definitely decided

• Not definite, still able to change

• Showing regret

• Sticking out

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word would you use to describe a disease marked by fever, headache, and red rash, passed on by fleas?

• Typhus

• Trousseau

• Dismay

• Bleak

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

If someone is speaking in a musical or singing tone, which word describes this action?

• Intoned

• Quavering

• Brusque

• Haughtily

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which word describes a feeling of regret for something done?

• Ruefully

• Frothy

• Protruding

• Bleak

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "brusque" mean?

• Warm and friendly

• Talking or behaving in a very short and unfriendly way

• Moving slowly

• Feeling regret

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes something that is not warm or friendly?

• Frothy

• Bleak

• Tentatively

• Haughtily

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "protruding" mean?

• To cause to stick out

• To move slowly

• To feel regret

• To destroy something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes the act of purposely destroying or damaging something so it does not work?

• Sabotage

• Dismay

• Trousseau

• Winced

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "quavering" mean?

• Producing a sound in an unsteady way

• Sticking out

• Feeling regret

• Moving slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4