Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 15

To discredit a theory is to...

• persuade people to investigate it.

• prove it.

• invent it.

• destroy people's confidence in it.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which might make a lurid glow?

• a streetlight on a clear night

• a sunrise on a clear morning

• a sunset on a hazy evening

• a bedside lamp

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Shane felt a sense of foreboding when he entered the haunted house at the carnival. Shane felt...

• frightened but excited.

• like something bad was going to happen.

• like the decorations didn't seem authentic.

• sick and shaky.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

To whom is a teacher most likely to show deference?

• students who earn high grades

• students who sometimes fail to turn in their homework

• disrespectful students

• the school principal

Why might a gardener cull her vegetable garden?

• to pick the prettiest flowers

• to remove weeds

• to fertilize the soil in her garden

• because it is time to harvest her vegetables

The park was under police surveillance during the outdoor music festival. The police were...

• checking in occasionally during the event.

• stationed at checkpoints around the park.

• working at the informational booth.

• watching the park carefully.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

What is a synonym for ascertain?

• protect

• explain

• determine

• organize

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

What is a synonym for chastise?

• rebuke

• silence

• instruct

• counsel

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a synonym for defer?

• plan

• scheme

• finalize

• postpone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.8.6

What is a synonym for desist?

• sicken

• stop

• insist

• discourage

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4