LMS Helen Keller "The Story of My Life" Vocabulary Review

LMS Helen Keller "The Story of My Life" Vocabulary Review

8th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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LMS Helen Keller "The Story of My Life" Vocabulary Review

LMS Helen Keller "The Story of My Life" Vocabulary Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Erin Hart

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle." What is the meaning of the word "preyed" as it is used in this sentence?

Advantage

Constant struggle

Despair

Hunted

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"When I finally succeeded in making the letters correctly I was flushed with childish pleasure and pride." What is the meaning of the word "flushed" as it is used in this sentence?

Cleansed

Driven from

Intensely feeling

Sudden flow

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realized what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow." What is the meaning of the word "repentance" as it is used in the sentence?

Defense

Guilt

Pride

Solace

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"There was a moment of sinister silence, then a multitudinous stirring of the leaves." What does the connotative meaning of the phrase "sinister silence" suggest as it is used in this sentence?

The phrase describes the unsettling calm before the storm hits.

The phrase highlights Helen's fear of being in the tree.

The phrase explains the process of the storm.

The phrase suggests Helen's understanding of nature.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"It was the sweet allurement of the mimosa tree in full bloom that finally overcame my fears." What is the meaning of the word "allurement" as it is used in this sentence?

Caution

Fragrance

Temptation

Warning

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

" At first, when my teacher told me about a new thing I asked very few questions. My ideas were vague, and my vocabulary was inadequate; but as my knowledge of things grew, and I learned more and more words, my field of inquiry broadened, and I would return again and again to the same subject, eager for further information. Sometimes a new word revived an image that some earlier experience had engraved on my brain."


What is the meaning of "inadequate" as used on page 20?

To lack development

Sufficient

To grow

To lack meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"For a long time I was still—I was not thinking of the beads in my lap, but trying to find a meaning for "love" in the light of this new idea. The sun had been under a cloud all day, and there had been brief showers; but suddenly the sun broke forth in all its southern splendour."


What is the meaning of the phrase as used in the text on page 21 "but suddenly the sun broke forth in all its southern splendour" ?

The sunlight beams on the beads in Helen's lap.

The sun was shining through the clouds creating a beautiful day.

The brief showers cooled off the day.

A storm came all of a sudden.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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