Vocabulary -- Video Games Paired Texts

The mother's concerns about her children's safety are legitimate. Legitimate means...

• fake

• real

• exaggerated

• untrue

Sugar is tasty, but should be used in moderation. Moderation means...

• showing control and restraint

• consuming as much as you want

• giving something up completely

• never returning

Eating leafy green vegetables is beneficial to your health. Beneficial means...

• harmful

• grateful

• risky

• helpful

The students were asked to evaluate each answer to determine which was most correct. Evaluate means...

• to make it difficult for someone

• to determine the value of

• to ignore

• to go forward without research

In the midst of the crowd, the little boy could not find his mother. Midst means...

• outside of an important situation

• after something is over

• occurring in the middle of something

• happening at the start of something

My favorite after school hobby is painting. Hobby means...

• a required task

• a skill you use at work

• an academic learning activity

• an activity you do for relaxation

An accident on the highway will impede our journey and make us late. Impede means...

• to hurry something along

• to encourage

• to disrupt and slow progress

• to become

After the heavy rain, flooding was unavoidable. Unavoidable means...

• uncertain

• voluntary

• bound to happen

• optional

The child became irate when her brother broke her toy. Irate means...

• happy

• angry

• confused

• excited

Having good sleeping habits seems to correlate with successful performance at school. Correlate means...

• to have NO connection with

• to have a clear relationship with

• to create something

• to take something apart