9th Grade Vocabulary in Conte

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys. If you did something meticulously, you would be-

• feeling silly.
• working very carefully.
• trying to finish quickly.
• trying to find something.

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 

• lost
• lovable 
• worried
• disorganized

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• can you help me
• her father walked in 
• sounding annoyed, too
• relaxing with a magazine

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

The continents are slowly drifting apart.  Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean? 

• Paper to write letters with
• Staying in one place
• Land
• Melting quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

• Nervous
• Discouraged
• Excited
• Relieved

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

Which is the correct meaning of the word patient in the sentence?
The patient had to wait in the waiting room to see the doctor.

• Quietly waiting for someone
• Someone who is being seen by a doctor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word spell in the sentence?
The man told us he needed to sit for a spell.

• A short, indefinite period of time.
• A word or formula believed to be magic.
• To form words by means of letters.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which is the correct meaning of the word post in this sentence?
I will post a flyer to advertise the lunch specials.

• A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground.
• The bar-like part of a stud earring.
• To display in a place for public view such as an announcement.
• To publish (a name) on a list.

Which is the correct meaning of the word spring in this sentence?
A spring popped through the mattress.

• To move upward or forward in a single quick motion.
• The season of new growth.
• A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.
• An elastic coil of metal.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything. 

• crazy
• happy
• irritable
• angry