6th Grade Vocabulary Practice

Fresh water is abundant in this country, but we must protect this important resource for future generations.

• plenty
• scarce
• populated
• in draught

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She seemed pleased, as if their remembered vow reinforced their commitment to her.

• promise
• a verbal agreement
• secret
• excitement

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The enemy's fleet, which subsequently did not let a single boat pass, allows his entire army to elude it.

• evade or bypass
• invade or capture
• defeat or destroy
• sink or perish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.K.5B

Margaret knew her best friend was the one guilty for writing vulgar things about their classmates on the bathroom stalls. She found herself in a predicament because she knew it was wrong, but did not want to betray her best friend. 

• a troublesome situation
• a consequence of actions
• fate
• a strong desire to do the right thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Your paragraph should include at least one piece of text evidence in the form of a paraphrase or a direct quotation, and a sentence explaining how that evidence supports your central idea. 

• a direct quotation
• to summarize in your own words 
• using text evidence
• copying someone else's work

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The wheel was connected to a receiving antenna and the mercury to earth or to an equivalent balancing capacity.

• equal or the same
• balanced
• full
• similar

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The front door was in continual motion with guests coming and going, amid laughter and boisterous conversation.

• loud, rowdy
• soft spoken, relaxed
• angry, demanding
• complicated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Due the lack of sanitation the Nazi concentration camps were full of disease and vermin. 

• conditions for public health such as water
• how people are treated 
• messy, unclean
• humanity

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Even using extremely primitive technology, we have made marvelous progress.

• early stage of being
• advanced
• marvelous
• corrupt 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The fields of technology and science are about to explode with innovation and advancement.

• new idea or process
• creativity
• complicated process
• boring, lacking of new experiences 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D