Vocabulary Quiz List 13

What is the meaning of the word "capital" as given in the text?

• A city where government is based

• A large alphabetic character used in writing or printing

• Money used for investment

• A type of punishment

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word from the list means "relating to or arranged according to the order of time"?

• Civic

• Chronological

• Clarity

• Compact

If something is described as "civic," what does it relate to?

• A type of car

• A city

• A school

• A country

What does "clarity" refer to according to the text?

• The ability to see far

• The quality of being coherent and easily understood

• The act of cleaning

• The state of being loud

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which word means "work together on a common enterprise or project"?

• Commend

• Collaborate

• Compact

• Commentary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

To "commend" someone is to:

• Criticize them

• Present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

• Ignore them

• Work with them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is a "commentary" as defined in the text?

• A type of speech

• A written explanation or criticism or illustration

• A summary

• A poem

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which word best describes something that is "closely and firmly united or packed together"?

• Compact

• Composure

• Clarity

• Concise

"Composure" is best defined as:

• The act of writing

• Steadiness of mind under stress

• The ability to speak well

• The state of being clean

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

If a statement is "concise," it is:

• Very detailed and long

• Expressing much in few words

• Hard to understand

• Repetitive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C