7th Vocabulary Unit 1 #1-10

Which word means "too poor to produce vegetation; unproductive"?

• barren

• adjacent

• humdrum

• dynasty

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does it mean for a seed to "germinate"?

• begin to grow; sprout

• fall from the air

• move at great speed

• interrupt an event

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

If something is "hurtling," what is it doing?

• moving at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner

• growing slowly

• settling gently

• being interrupted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "descend from the air and settle"?

• alight

• disrupt

• germinate

• barren

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

To "disrupt" an event means to:

• interrupt it by causing a disturbance or problem

• make it more exciting

• grow something new

• move quickly through it

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A "foretaste" is:

• a sample or suggestion of something that lies ahead

• a boring event

• a type of ruler

• a sudden movement

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If a butterfly comes to rest on your shoulder, which word describes its action?

• alight

• hurtle

• disrupt

• germinate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

If a soccer ball moves quickly and wildly into a pile of weeds, it is said to:

• hurtle

• germinate

• alight

• disrupt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is an example of something "adjacent" to your classroom?

• The room next door

• A country far away

• A plant in the garden

• A dynasty of rulers

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

If you get a "foretaste" of summer, what are you experiencing?

• A sample or suggestion of what summer will be like

• A boring summer

• A fast-moving summer

• A family of rulers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A