War Stories Vocabulary and Context Quiz

Although thousands of people have looked for it over the years, Bigfoot has remained ___.

• Bear

• Elusive

• Pomp

• Shard

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Research shows that ___ suffered in childhood can affect people’s mental and emotional health as adults.

• Exuberance

• Contraction

• Trauma

• Intact

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Herman’s one job during the summer was to make sure that his younger siblings were still ___ when his parents got home from work each night.

• Intact

• Elusive

• Bear

• Contraction

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

People often use ___ when they write, taking up less space by combining two words like “should” and “not” to become “shouldn’t.”

• Contraction

• Trauma

• Pomp

• Intact

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The class struggled to hide their ___ when they found that their teacher had forgotten that today was a test day.

• Exuberance

• Somber

• Shard

• Civilian

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Salvatore’s ___ demeanor and refusal to look his parents in the eyes were the first clues that his driving test had not gone as planned.

• Somber

• Elusive

• Intact

• Bear

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Sometimes in war, ___ are injured or killed by fighting that happens near their homes.

• Civilian

• Pomp

• Contraction

• Exuberance

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Warren tried to drive around the ___ of glass that littered the roadway, but it seemed there was no way to avoid getting a flat tire.

• shard

• fragment

• splinter

• sliver

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a synonym for "Bear"?

• Carry

• Ceremony

• Enthusiastic

• Serious

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a synonym for "Contract"?

• Enthusiastic

• Fragment

• Narrow

• Serious

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4