Vocabulary list on reading passage 'Perseverance'

What is the definition of 'perseverance'?

• Giving up easily

• Continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

• Doing something quickly

• Lack of discipline

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is a synonym for 'perseverance'?

• Determination

• Incomplete

• Giving up

• Lacking discipline to complete job

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is an antonym of 'perseverance'?

• Purpose

• Tenacity

• Giving up

• Persistence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is 'material' as defined in the passage?

• A) A type of food

• B) Cloth from which clothes, curtains, or similar items can be created

• C) A kind of animal

• D) A musical instrument

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: If you sew your own bathing suit, it's important to make sure the ______ you use doesn't turn transparent when it gets wet.

• material

• thread

• pattern

• zipper

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank: A publisher is a person or company that ______ and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.

• prepares

• reads

• buys

• borrows

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Fill in the blank: The word 'delay' means to make someone or something ______ or slow.

• late

• happy

• early

• tall

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared. In this sentence, 'delayed' means to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The dense fog ______ the plane's landing.

• delayed

• improved

• accelerated

• celebrated

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4