Vocabulary Quiz 5- Rutman

Fill in the blank: The leopard's ability to adapt to new situations is described as ______ in the passage.

• flexible

• inflexible

• rigid

• unchanging

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

Fill in the blank: A _______ campaign in the 1960s and 1970s opposed the use of leopard skins as fashion items.

• animal rights

• political

• advertising

• marketing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In Les Misérables, Jean Valjean is sentenced to many years of _______________ for stealing a loaf of bread.

• slavery, forced labor

• imprisonment

• community service

• house arrest

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In certain industrial processes, _______________ speed up the desired reaction by lessening the amount of energy needed to produce it.

• catalysts

• inhibitors

• solvents

• reactants

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

In the context of environmental conservation, the term 'biodiversity' refers to the _______________ of life forms within a given ecosystem.

• scarcity

• variety

• monotony

• uniformity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What strategy do some animals use to survive in harsh climates by entering a state of reduced metabolic activity?

• Hunting

• Foraging

• Hibernation

• Migrating

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Someone who is incorrigible is

• someone who enjoys change
• someone who is incapable of being corrected or reformed
• someone who is always right
• someone who is easily corrected

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is paramount?

• importance

• triviality

• significance

• irrelevance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

A rebut is

• a response that contradicts or opposes a statement or claim
• an agreement with a claim
• a summary of a statement
• a statement that supports a claim

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A catalyst is

• A substance that slows down a chemical reaction.
• A type of chemical compound that cannot change reactions.
• A mixture of elements that does not affect reactions.
• A substance that accelerates a chemical reaction.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4