Vocabulary Quiz - "Following the Crowd

1. When it became obvious that the team would lose the championship game, the players looked solemn and serious while sitting on the bench.

• arbitrary

• grave

• humiliate

• repercussion

Answer explanation

grave: extremely bad; serious in tone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2. The school received a tip from an unnamed source that helped solve the mystery of the missing books.

• anonymous

• repercussions

• humiliate

• arbitrary

Answer explanation

anonymous: nameless, unidentified; without individuality

3. The bully tried to embarrass Luis by making fun of him in front of the whole class.

• collective

• humiliate

• reprimand

• repercussion

Answer explanation

humiliate: to make someone feel ashamed or foolish, especially in public

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4. Once a month, Michael and Greg stay up all night playing their favorite video games.

• ritual

• undermine

• collective

• anonymous

Answer explanation

ritual: a ceremony performed in the same way over and over, especially a religious ceremony

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

5. Even after failing the first test, Maya never gave up. She worked harder until she improved her grade.

• collective

• grave

• ritual

• resilient

Answer explanation

resilient: tough, able to bounce back from trouble or injury

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

6. The teacher’s decision to pick partners by drawing names from a hat ensured that the teams would be completely random.

• arbitrary

• humiliate

• reprimand

• resilient

Answer explanation

arbitrary: based on chance instead of planning or reason

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

7. Spreading rumors about his teammate could ruin the trust they had built in the group project.

• resilient

• repercussions

• undermine

• grave

Answer explanation

undermine: to lessen the effectiveness or power of someone or something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

8. The students worked together to clean up the park after the community event.

• anonymous

• grave

• undermine

• collective

Answer explanation

collective: done or shared by every member of a group

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

9. Skipping practice without warning had a serious consequence—she was not allowed to compete in the game.

• repercussion

• arbitrary

• anonymous

• undermine

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

10. In frustration, the child destroyed her brother's toys. When her mom saw this, she had a discussion with her about respecting others’ belongings.

• grave

• ritual

• reprimand

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D