Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz (Module 1)

On pages 1-3 Esperanza and her Papa spend time in the garden together, and he teaches her about how important the land is to them. Esperanza listens to everything he says and seems happy to spend time with him based on her actions.

This evidence from the text tells me that Esperanza and her Papa have a very close relationship.

This is an example of:

• A good guess

• A summary

• The main idea

• An inference

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

The orange cones were effective in slowing down the traffic in front of the school in the afternoon.

What means the same as the word effective as it is used in the sentence above?

• works well

• slow

• able to be seen

• unsuccessful

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

The which phrase best defines main idea?

• The lesson learned from a story

• The main characters in a story

• What the story or text is mostly about

• Small details from the text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

"The early bird gets the worm" is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

• context clue

• proverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"He is as stubborn as a mule" is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• proverb

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"She is a ray of sunshine" is and example of:

• proverb

• metaphor

• simile

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

He was put in prison because he violated the law.

What is the meaning of violated as it is used in the sentence?

• not understood

• followed

• disrespected

• heard

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Overfishing can threaten the survival of certain species of fish.

Which choice best defines the word threaten as it is used in the sentence?

• to put in in danger or at risk

• to lessen

• to increase

• to take away

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Eleanor Roosevelt helped create a declaration which listed human rights that should be universal.

Which phrase best defines the word universal as it is used in the sentence?

• affecting or done by all people or things

• affecting only a certain group

• relating to the study of space

• applying to those in the United States

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The king made a declaration of war against his enemies.

What does the word declaration mean as it is used in the sentence?

• a speech

• a formal announcement

• to write down

• the act of

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E