Vocabulary Quiz "All Summer in a Day"

What does the verb "compounded" mean?

• To make better by adding something positive

• To make worse by adding something negative

• To slow down or become less intense

• To move suddenly and powerfully forward

What is the meaning of the verb "slacken"?

• To speed up or become more intense

• To slow down or become less intense

• To move suddenly and powerfully forward

• To act fiercely or cruelly

What does the verb "surged" mean?

• To move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward

• To slow down or become less intense

• To make worse by adding something negative

• To act fiercely or cruelly

What does the adverb "tumultuously" mean?

• In a calm and orderly way

• In a wild and disorderly way

• In a slow and steady way

• In a quiet and peaceful way

What is the meaning of the adverb "savagely"?

• Gently and kindly

• Fiercely, violently, or cruelly

• Slowly and carefully

• Calmly and peacefully

What does the noun "apparatus" refer to?

• A type of animal

• A piece of clothing

• Equipment or machinery needed for a specific purpose

• A type of food

What does the adjective "resilient" mean?

• Unable to recover or bounce back

• Able to recover quickly or bounce back

• Easily broken or damaged

• Very fragile and delicate

What are "consequences"?

• Causes of an action or condition

• Results or effects of an action or condition

• Random events with no connection

• Unrelated actions or events

What does the word "repercussions" mean?

• Intended consequences of an action

• Unintended and usually welcome consequences of an action

• Unintended and usually unwelcome consequences of an action

• Intended and usually unwelcome consequences of an action

How is the word "dimly" used in a sentence?

• She looked up, dimly sensing something was different.

• She looked up, brightly sensing something was different.

• She looked up, clearly sensing something was different.

• She looked up, loudly sensing something was different.