Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2

Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2

9th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2

Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, L.1.6, L.1.5A

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Steven Weiss

Used 8+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series.

"PAC is an _____ for political action committee."

acronym

affix

coinage

diminutive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A prefix or suffix

"The word reappearance has two _____, re- and -ance."

oxymorons

affixes

palindromes

colloquialisms

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An invented word or phrase.

"Another recent _____ is the verb to google."

portmanteau word

spoonerism

coinage

metonymy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Typical of informal language usage; conventional.

" 'Hi' and 'what's up' are _____ expressions for 'hello' and 'how are you?' "

oxymoronic

acronymic

metonymic

colloquial

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extremely small; tiny

"The _____ dollhouse furniture enchanted the youngsters."

diminutive

oxymoronic

metonymic

colloquial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word.

"When a guy refers to his car as his ride, he is using a _____."

palindrome

metonymy

spoonerism

affix

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An expression that contains contradictory terms.

"A common _____ is jumbo shrimp."

portmanteau word

oxymoron

palindrome

spoonerism

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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