Vocabulary Week 9 - Quiz #9

Read the sentence below to determine the definition of the underlined phrase.

"I mourn my old life. We barely scraped by, but I knew where I fit in, I knew what my place was in the tightly interwoven fabric that was our life....I am so rich and famous [now] and so hated by the authorities in the Capitol." - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

• to have very little of something such as money or food

• to get a very light cut that doesn't require medical attention

• to not have to worry about money because you have a good job

• to feel very irritated by the unfairness of life

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the sentence below.

"The familiar faces in the crowd were haggard, dirty, crumpled by shock and defeat, but Tally realized that she no longer thought of them as ugly." - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

What would be the best ANTONYM of the underlined word in the sentence?

• deathlike

• robust

• pale

• enraged

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Look at the image to the left. What vocab word could be used to describe what is in the image?

• resource

• pandemonium

• stunning

• rubble

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Using context clues, determine the meaning of the underlined word as used below.

"He ran his thumb down the flat of the blade, as if he were hypnotized by its beauty." - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

• to be delighted

• to be irritated

• to be hyper

• to be mesmerized

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Read the sentence below.

"In the midst of all the excitement, my little sister, saying not a word, climbed down from her chair. No one said anything. We just watched her. Still clutching a spoon in her small hand, she came around the table and walked up to me. Looking down at the floor, in a bashful voice, she asked, "Can I have the gold cup?" - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Which word could best replace the underlined word while still maintaining the same meaning?

• stunned

• absentminded

• shy

• inquisitive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Which situations might cause someone to feel "enraged"?

(Select ALL that apply.)

• When someone misses the goal on the game-winning penalty kick.

• When someone drops their ice cream cone in the dirt.

• When someone walks leisurely around the park on a beautiful day.

• When someone steps in a puddle of water with their warm socks on and don't have time to change.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following would be an ANTONYM of the underlined word as used in the sentence below?

"In truth, Scoob's been so indignant over the fact that he was the only person to get in trouble despite not actually cheating, he hasn't given this part much thought." - Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

• furious

• annoyed

• enraged

• pleased

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

chorus [ kawr-uhs, kohr- ] - a group of people/singers that chant or that catchy part of a song that repeats several times

Based on the definition above, which sentences use the word chorus correctly?

(Select ALL that apply.)

• "Then the teammates belted out the chorus in four-part harmony." - Mr. Lemoncellos Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein

• "I stood in our new yard, not brown now but lit gray-blue from the full moon, and I listened to the nighttime chorus of singing toads and bugs." - Hope Springs by Jaime Berry

• "I’m certain she’ll fall in love with the drums and harmonium, the chorus and the clapping, and the way it sounds like nothing else out there." - Amina's Song by Hena Khan

• "Another cry echoes from the adjoining chamber, joining the first in a gentle chorus." - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What SYNONYM could replace the underlined word as used in the sentence?

"He appeared to be in no hurry to join me, and instead spent the next five minutes mingling with the patrons, basking in the glow of his victory." - The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

• sponsors

• arrogant

• refugees

• privileged

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.

"“You know what I like about driving? The forward motion of it, the propulsion of it, like you might go anywhere.” - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

What would be the best SYNONYM for the word "propulsion?"

• thundering

• thrust

• thrice

• elusiveness

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C