NYTimes Vocabulary 7/5
Authored by Moriah Carter
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word "ornithologist"?
A scientist who studies plants
A scientist who studies birds
A person who collects coins
A doctor who treats animals
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word best describes something that is "exogenous"?
Originating from inside a system
Originating from outside a system
Related to money
Related to time
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "retrench" mean?
To increase spending
To reduce costs or spending
To decorate a room
To study animals
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A "tchotchke" is best described as:
A large, expensive item
A small, decorative trinket
A type of bird
A scientific tool
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word would you use to describe something that seems ghostly or otherworldly?
Spectral
Exogenous
Retrench
Ornithologist
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences uses the word "retrench" correctly?
The company decided to retrench by laying off some employees to save money.
The retrench flew over the lake searching for fish.
She bought a retrench to decorate her shelf.
The retrench was very spectral in appearance.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that best uses the word "tchotchke" in context.
He studied the tchotchke of migratory birds.
She placed a colorful tchotchke on her desk for decoration.
The scientist wrote a paper on tchotchke behavior.
The tchotchke was very exogenous.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.1E
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