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Lesson 12&13 Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "defiance" mean?

a)

A feeling of comfort or relaxation

b)

Disobedience

c)

A dishonest action

d)

A face or the expression on it

2.

Which word describes a feeling of comfort or relaxation?

a)

Ease

b)

Fraud

c)

Melancholy

d)

Stern

3.

What is the meaning of "fraud"?

a)

A large group

b)

A dishonest action

c)

Healthy and strong

d)

People who support something

4.

Which word means healthy and strong?

a)

Lusty

b)

Stricken

c)

Melancholy

d)

Visage

5.

What does "melancholy" mean?

a)

A large group

b)

Sadness

c)

Strict or harsh

d)

A face or the expression on it

6.

Which word refers to a large group?

a)

Patrons

b)

Multitude

c)

Ease

d)

Defiance

7.

What does the word "patrons" mean?

a)

People who support something; fans

b)

A dishonest action

c)

Upset

d)

A feeling of comfort or relaxation

8.

Which word means strict or harsh?

a)

Stricken

b)

Stern

c)

Lusty

d)

Melancholy

9.

What does "stricken" mean?

a)

Upset

b)

A large group

c)

Disobedience

d)

Healthy and strong

10.

What is the meaning of "visage"?

a)

A dishonest action

b)

A face or the expression on it

c)

Sadness

d)

People who support something

11.

Entertain means...

a)

To make people scared

b)

To make people sad

c)

To make people enjoy something

d)

To go to the circus

12.

What does the word "receded" mean?

(word part clue)

4 lines
13.

What does it mean to "evaluate" something?

a)

To ignore it

b)

To judge its value or condition in a careful and thoughtful way

c)

To create it

d)

To share it with others

14.

To "achieve" a goal means to:

a)

Forget it

b)

Reach it

c)

Ignore it

d)

Set it aside

15.

What is a synonym for help?

a)
assist
b)
hurt
c)
forget
d)
work
16.

What is an antonym for noisy?

a)
loud
b)
quiet
c)
drums
d)
explosion
17.

What is an antonym for full?

a)
filled
b)
stuffed
c)
overflowing
d)
empty
18.

"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?"

a)

to describe the small holes made by cicadas as they hatch

b)

to highlight their specific and extraordinary life cycles

c)

to identify the precise location where they may be seen

d)

to suggest the amazing regularity of when they will emerge

19.

What does "figurative" mean?

a)

literal

b)

symbolic, not real

20.

At the beginning of the pandemic many people became couch potatoes.

a)

Figurative Meaning

(NOT LITERAL)

b)

Technical Meaning

(Subject Area)

c)

Connotative Meaning

(+ or -)

21.

Interpret the figurative language in the sentence: "The dark clouds began to loom over the horizon, signaling an impending storm."

a)

The clouds are disappearing.

b)

The clouds are approaching, indicating a storm is coming.

c)

The clouds are brightening.

d)

The clouds are being measured.