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Determining Word Meanings

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6th Grade

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Determining Word Meanings
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is used to see something very small.

Microphone
Microscope
Telescope
Megaphone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that. Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”?

movement
worry
enjoyment
laughter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean?

very old
very wealthy
very humorous
very stingy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

gracefully 
lazily 
dangerously 
hopefully 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

David knew that the
advanced studies program
was rigorous. It would require
a great deal of reading and homework. Still, he felt he was up for the challenge. 

boring
difficult
surprising
shocking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.

fun
horrible
delicious
exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 

Quiet
Secretive
talkative 
Exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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