"After the Storm" Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "debris" mean?

• Clean water

• Scattered pieces of waste or remains

• A type of animal

• A strong wind

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means "to move with great difficulty through mud or water"?

• Slogged

• Reeled

• Barreled

• Restored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: The river's ________ were strong after the storm.

• Currents

• Muck

• Debris

• Restored

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word best describes something that is "not normal or usual"?

• Abnormally

• Restored

• Muck

• Torrents

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following is an example of "muck"?

• A pile of clean clothes

• Thick, wet dirt at the bottom of a pond

• A stack of books

• A glass of water

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

If a house was damaged in a storm and then fixed, which word describes what happened to the house?

• Reeled

• Restored

• Barreled

• Slogged

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: The car ________ down the hill at a very high speed.

• Slogged

• Barreled

• Restored

• Reeled

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

Which situation best shows the meaning of "climate change"?

• A tree growing taller each year

• The weather in a place becoming hotter and storms happening more often over many years

• A person moving to a new city

• A river flooding after a big rain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

After hearing the surprising news, Maria reeled for a moment before she could speak. What does "reeled" mean in this sentence?

• She danced with joy

• She felt shocked and unsteady

• She ran away quickly

• She started laughing loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence best uses the word "torrents"?

• The gentle torrents of rain made a soft sound on the roof.

• Torrents of water rushed down the mountain after the heavy storm.

• The torrents was a small puddle in the street.

• She picked up torrents to clean the floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4