WorksheetsLesson 12&13 Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
What does the word "defiance" mean?
A feeling of comfort or relaxation
Disobedience
A dishonest action
A face or the expression on it
Which word describes a feeling of comfort or relaxation?
Ease
Fraud
Melancholy
Stern
What is the meaning of "fraud"?
A large group
A dishonest action
Healthy and strong
People who support something
Which word means healthy and strong?
Lusty
Stricken
Melancholy
Visage
What does "melancholy" mean?
A large group
Sadness
Strict or harsh
A face or the expression on it
Which word refers to a large group?
Patrons
Multitude
Ease
Defiance
What does the word "patrons" mean?
People who support something; fans
A dishonest action
Upset
A feeling of comfort or relaxation
Which word means strict or harsh?
Stricken
Stern
Lusty
Melancholy
What does "stricken" mean?
Upset
A large group
Disobedience
Healthy and strong
What is the meaning of "visage"?
A dishonest action
A face or the expression on it
Sadness
People who support something
Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus
What does the word "receded" mean?
(word part clue)
What does it mean to "evaluate" something?
To ignore it
To judge its value or condition in a careful and thoughtful way
To create it
To share it with others
To "achieve" a goal means to:
Forget it
Reach it
Ignore it
Set it aside
What is a synonym for help?
What is an antonym for noisy?
What is an antonym for full?
"Even if you don't get to witness the great cicada awakening, it's worth pondering the phenomenon. Despite years of research, the life cycles and habits of cicadas still present puzzles to modern science. Researchers are especially interested in periodical cicadas; these insects live only in this part of the world, and they appear just once every 17 years, on the dot."
Why has the author chosen to use the figurative phrase "on the dot?"
to describe the small holes made by cicadas as they hatch
to highlight their specific and extraordinary life cycles
to identify the precise location where they may be seen
to suggest the amazing regularity of when they will emerge
What does "figurative" mean?
literal
symbolic, not real
At the beginning of the pandemic many people became couch potatoes.
Figurative Meaning
(NOT LITERAL)
Technical Meaning
(Subject Area)
Connotative Meaning
(+ or -)
Interpret the figurative language in the sentence: "The dark clouds began to loom over the horizon, signaling an impending storm."
The clouds are disappearing.
The clouds are approaching, indicating a storm is coming.
The clouds are brightening.
The clouds are being measured.
