Vocabulary Quiz 2

Which sentence correctly uses the word attrition?

• The attrition of the river caused flooding in the nearby town.
• The company faced significant attrition as employees left for better opportunities.
• She felt attrition when she won the award for best actress.
• The team celebrated their attrition after winning the championship.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which sentence correctly uses the word elocution?

• Her elocution was so poor that no one could hear her.

• He practiced elocution by writing poetry every day.
• Elocution is a type of dance popular in the 18th century.
• Her elocution was so impressive during her speech that she captivated the entire audience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which sentence correctly uses the word gambit?

• The gambit was to ask for a raise without justification.
• She played a gambit by revealing all her cards.
• His gambit was to stay silent during the meeting.
• His opening gambit in the negotiation was to offer a lower price.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which sentence correctly uses the word ambivalent?

• She felt ambivalent when she won the lottery; she was only happy about it.
• I am ambivalent about my favorite color; I like both blue and green equally.
• He was ambivalent about his decision to eat pizza; he loves it but is on a diet.
• I feel ambivalent about moving to a new city; part of me is excited, but another part is sad to leave my friends.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence correctly uses the word egged?

• She egged him on to try the high dive.
• He egged the cake with frosting.
• They were egged on to leave early.
• She egged him to finish his homework.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which sentence correctly uses the word meted?

• The judge meted out a fair sentence to the defendant.
• The teacher meted the homework to the students.
• They meted the food at the event.
• She meted her opinion during the discussion.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which sentence correctly uses the word embroiled?

• The artist was embroiled in a beautiful painting.
• The student was embroiled in a quiet library.
• The politician was embroiled in a scandal that affected his career.
• The chef was embroiled in a delicious recipe.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which would mean the same as the word terse as used in the following sentence?

When I am in a hurry, my responses are very terse?

• lengthy explanation of her thoughts.

• verbose and unclear.

• detailed and comprehensive.

• leaving no room for further discussion.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which sentence correctly uses the word coerced?

• He coerced her to accept the offer willingly.
• They were coerced by the friendly advice.
• I coerced him into making a decision on his own.
• Even though she was unsure, she felt coerced into signing the contract.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence correctly uses the word abate?

• She decided to abate her responsibilities for the day.
• The storm will abate the damage caused by the flood.
• The storm began to abate, allowing the sun to shine through.
• The noise began to abate, making it hard to hear anything.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E