Vocabulary Quiz 5/15

What does the word "whisk" mean?

• To jump down suddenly

• To move something quickly and lightly

• To make a loud noise

• To support something

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which word means "the loud, harsh cry of a donkey"?

• Whimpering

• Bray

• Hurrahs

• Beam

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a "centaur"?

• A kitchen tool

• A mythical creature that is half-human and half-horse

• A type of smile

• A loud shout

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "to jump or swoop down suddenly to grab or attack"?

• Pounce

• Flung

• Drafted

• Chap

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a "prop" in a play?

• A loud noise

• An object used to support something or as a tool in a performance

• A type of animal

• A type of smile

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means "making soft, weak crying sounds, often from pain or distress"?

• Hurrahs

• Whimpering

• Beam

• Battleaxe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "flung" mean?

• Selected for a team

• Threw something with force or energy

• To smile widely

• To support something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word can mean both "a ray of light" and "a wide smile"?

• Beam

• Chap

• Prop

• Bray

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word is an informal term for a man or boy and can also mean to crack or split due to dryness?

• Drafted

• Chap

• Pounce

• Whisk

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does "hurrahs" mean?

• Loud shouts of joy or approval; cheers

• A type of animal

• A kitchen tool

• A harsh cry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F