Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 7

What does the word "adjacent" mean?

• Far away

• Near, next to, adjoining

• Above

• Opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Which word means "to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land"?

• Germinate

• Alight

• Renovate

• Hurtle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the definition of "barren"?

• Full of life

• Not productive, bare

• Very noisy

• Well-decorated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Which term describes "a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time"?

• Résumé

• Dynasty

• Truce

• Trickle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "disrupt" mean?

• To repair

• To break up, disturb

• To light up

• To reward

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word means "an advance indication, sample, or warning"?

• Foretaste

• Sullen

• Humdrum

• Vicious

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does "germinate" mean?

• To end

• To begin to grow, come into being

• To destroy

• To pay back

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word best describes something that is "ordinary, dull, routine, without variation"?

• Humdrum

• Trivial

• Sullen

• Vicious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If someone "hurtles" down the hallway, what are they doing?

• Walking slowly

• Rushing violently, dashing headlong

• Sitting quietly

• Whispering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which situation best illustrates the meaning of "insinuate"?

• Telling someone directly what you think

• Hinting slyly about a secret

• Yelling at someone

• Ignoring someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4