Dear Mr. Winston Vocabulary Quiz

Jack bumped into the table and knocked the vase over. His mom said it was his fault that the vase broke. Fault means:

• Someone or something that should be copied

• Responsibility for a mistake or offense

• To refuse to give

• To admit that someone has done something bad or wrong

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Ella let her best friend borrow her brand new bike. Borrow means:

• To get or gain

• To come or bring to an end

• To take something for a while and then return it

• To be thankful for

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

A dictionary is a useful reference when you want to check the spelling of a word. Reference means:

• Not usual; strange or odd

• Done or given without delay

• Information that is given out to let the public know about something or to get its approval

• A type of resource that gives information arranged according to a system

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She fainted after standing in the hot sun all day. Fainted means:

• A giving of one thing to another

• To lose consciousness for a short time

• Worn out completely; tired

• Very unusual; remarkable

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

He was petting the puppies gently, so I knew he had a genuine love for animals. Genuine means:

• Sincere; honest

• Showing grace

• Something hoped for

• To soothe when sad

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Gabriel likes to check out books from the local library. Local means:

• To have in mind as an aim or goal

• A familiar object that easily identifies a place

• To concentrate or center

• Of a certain limited area or place

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CCSS.L.5.5C

You should apologize to your parents for forgetting to take the trash out. Apologize means:

• To give help or aid

• To make an apology or say sorry

• To soothe when sad or frightened

• To communicate

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The officer found proof that the criminal committed the crime. Proof means:

• To fulfill or gratify

• A plan or plot for doing something

• Steady improvement

• Evidence of truth

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The slimy mud made him slip and fall. Slimy means:

• Full of bubbles that foam

• To mark with streaks

• To become spread or blurred

• Slippery or thick

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CCSS.L.4.4A

They insist that we go to the store to pick up groceries. Insist means:

• To demand

• A person's state of mind

• To fulfill or gratify

• To be dependent for support

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4