WorksheetsVocabulary Quiz - Quarter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
FINDING HOPE FROM SADNESS
In each of the places where the planes went down, there are commemorations.
As used in the excerpt above, commemoration most nearly means…
Continuously
For a short period of time
To honor an important event
By mandate only
FINDING HOPE FROM SADNESS
I recognized hardship in other people’s lives a lot more easily, and I have compassion for them.
As used in the excerpt above, compassion most nearly means…
To examine closely
To avoid or ignore
To feel the same suffering
To write a limerick
FINDING HOPE FROM SADNESS
“Having lost a loved one adds to the amount of empathy that I can have for a person,” says Weinberg.
As used in the excerpt above, empathy most nearly means…
Repeated multiple times
The ability to identify with a person
In a predictable order
With no consequences imagined
FINDING HOPE FROM SADNESS
After recognizing how forensic science helped provide answers for her family, Lindsay got a master’s degree in it, and she is now an outreach investigator.
As used in the excerpt above, forensic science most nearly means…
A field of study related to nursing
A field of study related to crime
A field of study related to archaeology
A field of study related to teaching
A DAY AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day does not only commemorate the signing of the landmark document, but it also celebrates all American citizens.
As used in the excerpt above, commemorate most nearly means…
Something that accurately predicts what will happen
Something that prevents something else from being done
Something that gives severe consequences for wrongdoing
Something that honors an important event or person from the past
A DAY AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE
Morris was a Pennsylvania delegate who spoke out against enslavement giving more speeches than any other delegate.
As used in the excerpt above, delegate most nearly means…
A person who works in a corrections facility
A person who works at a bank
A person who does not represent others
A person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others
A DAY AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE
Fifty-five men gathered in Philadelphia to conceal the men’s zeal for dismantling the nation’s rocky foundation and build a new one.
As used in the excerpt above, dismantling most nearly means…
To strengthen and build on the foundation of an establishment
To copy text from a document
To destroy something in an orderly way to gradually cause something to end
To empower citizens to purchase items in stores for half price
A DAY AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE
Morris’s eloquent words help explain why the Constitution’s signing and American citizenship are celebrated on the same day.
As used in the excerpt above, eloquent most nearly means…
Remembering what was said yesterday
Clearly showing feeling or meaning
Unable to show feeling or meaning
Poorly chosen words
MIXING BOOKS AND BEATS
You might memorize lists of 15 unfamiliar words while listening to music of different genres, with different tempos, including mid-tempo, at different volumes.
As used in the excerpt above, mid-tempo most nearly means…
Incapable of remembering
Specific to a certain age group
Having to do with technology
Not fast or slow; medium range
MIXING BOOKS AND BEATS
See what mix of books and beats primes your mind for optimal learning.
As used in the excerpt above, optimal most nearly means…
The way someone acts or behaves
The set of circumstances or facts that surrounds something
Flawed thinking in a well-constructed argument
The best or most favorable
MIXING BOOKS AND BEATS
The working memory is the mental system that turns whatever you’re studying into knowledge you can retrieve when needed.
As used in the excerpt above, retrieve most nearly means…
A misunderstanding that leads to an accidental solution
The cost associated with solving a problem
To bring something back
A plan designed to deal with a problem
ANTHONY RAMOS STAYS TRUE
”I had teachers tell me, grow your hair out, change the way you speak, so you can be more ethnically ambiguous,” he told The New York Times.
As used in the excerpt above, ambiguous most nearly mean…
limited
situation
isolated
unclear
ANTHONY RAMOS STAYS TRUE
After Hamilton and In the Heights, he was cast to star in two feature films, the sci-fi comedy Distant and the latest installment in the Transformers franchise.
As used in the excerpt above, franchise most nearly mean…
A series of movies or books that have the same or related people
Sharing only with permission
Respecting another’s right to choose
Unfairly placing blame on another
ANTHONY RAMOS STAYS TRUE
He’s won acclaim for his role in the mega-hit Broadway musical Hamilton and wooed and wowed moviegoers in an homage to Latinx New York in In the Heights.
As used in the excerpt above, homage most nearly means…
An effect on something
A play that is greater or stronger than before
An increase in the amount of something
A respectful tribute
ANTHONY RAMOS STAYS TRUE
Ramos developed and honed his skills and talents while attending a drama school.
As used in the excerpt above, honed most nearly means…
Feelings of surprise and delight
To perfect or refine
A limiting of how much can be taken
Feelings of dread or anxiety
ANTHONY RAMOS STAYS TRUE
It defied preconceptions with an ethnically diverse cast of which Ramos was a prominent member.
As used in the excerpt above, preconception most nearly means…
An explanation
A refinement
A misunderstanding
An idea or opinion formed beforehand
THE NOT SO SWEET SIDE OF CHOCOLATE
Scobey says customers should choose brands that advertise their adherence to international standards.
As used in the excerpt above, adherence most nearly means…
The act of reducing in amount or degree
The act of following or obeying rules or guidelines
The act of giving an unfair advantage
The act of estimating prices for next year
THE NOT SO SWEET SIDE OF CHOCOLATE
But not all cacao farming in Ivory Coast is done legitimately.
As used in the excerpt above, legitimately most nearly means…
Gentle or soothing qualities
Done in a way that follows rules or law
Uncertain or timid personality
Hostile or forceful behavior
THE NOT SO SWEET SIDE OF CHOCOLATE
But for all these efforts, there has been limited progress, said Kpolo Ouattara, head of the Mont Peko sector for the Ivorian Office of Parks and Reserves.
As used in the excerpt above, sector most nearly means…
Causing a lot of destruction
A distinct part or section of something
Limiting the impact of something
Being unnecessarily adversarial
THE NOT SO SWEET SIDE OF CHOCOLATE
“We can’t indulge in a feel-good luxury product at the expense of a huge swath of tropical rainforest,” said Etelle Higonnet, a senior advisor for Mighty Earth.
As used in the excerpt above, swath most nearly means…
A path or strip
A lesson to learn
An evaluation on a regular basis
An annual goal renewal
