Language and Vocabulary Quiz

Charlotte and Mia are playing a word game. Charlotte asks, "What is a synonym?"

• Words that mean the same thing

• Words that have opposite meanings

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

In a language class, Kai was asked to find an antonym for the word 'happy'. What is an antonym?

• Words that mean the same thing

• Words that have opposite meanings

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

Aiden is learning new words in his English class. What is a prefix?

• Added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning

• Added to the end of a base word to change its meaning

• A word that carries meaning on its own

• A word that rhymes with another

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is a suffix?

• Added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning

• Added to the end of a base word to change its meaning

• A word that carries meaning on its own

• A word that rhymes with another

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

David is learning about words in his language class. His teacher asks, "What is a root word?"

• A word that carries meaning and can stand on its own

• A word that rhymes with another

• A word that is spelled the same as another

• A word that has no meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Noah was reading a book and came across a word he didn't know. He used context clues to figure out the meaning. What are context clues?

• Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words

• Words that rhyme with each other

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that have no meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is a base word?

• Like a building block for other words

• A word that rhymes with another

• A word that is spelled the same as another

• A word that has no meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Abigail read a story in class and her teacher asked her to paraphrase it. What does it mean to paraphrase?

• To put something into your own words

• To copy exactly what someone said

• To write a poem

• To draw a picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does it mean to adjust something?

• To make small changes or alterations

• To copy exactly what someone said

• To write a poem

• To draw a picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Daniel wants to improve his math skills. What does it mean for Daniel to improve his skills?

• To make something better

• To make something worse

• To leave something unchanged

• To ignore something

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.3.2E