Fall of the House of Usher vocab quiz

A person, place, thing, or idea is a

• adjective
• noun
• adverb
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

A word that is an action word is a

• noun
• adjective
• preposition
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

A describing word is an

• noun
• verb
• adverb
• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

A word that describes an adjective or a verb is an

• adverb
• preposition
• adjective
• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Match the following vocab words to their synonyms

• odd, rare

• unruffled

• scold, reprimand

• ubraid

• gap, crack

• fissure

• calm, cool, collected

• singular

• lake, pond

• tarn

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

"First you had a hangnail, then your knee was locked up, and now you're telling me that you think you broke your nose? I think you're being a hypochondriac!"

As used in the sentence above, the word "hypochondriac" most nearly means.

• lake, pond

• exaggerator, neurotic

• mammoth, enormous

• lively, active

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. "

As used in the sentence above, the word "pervaded" most nearly means.

• lake, pond

• anxiety, worry

• mammoth, enormous

• filled, spread through

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"There has been a precipitous drop in home sales recently; no one seems to be buying them."

As used in the sentence above, the word "precipitous" most nearly means.

• sharp, abrupt

• frenzy, panic

• mammoth, enormous

• filled, spread through

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Seeing the huge waves thrashing the side of the cruise ship, I boarded the lifeboat with much trepidation that it would capsize and we'd fall into the ocean."

As used in the sentence above, the word "trepidation" most nearly means.

• sharp, abrupt

• anxiety, worry

• mammoth, enormous

• disease, sickness

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Dropping their lunch tray in front of the whole cafeteria was an acute embarrassment for Emery; they were over it by the end of the period."

As used in the sentence above, the word "acute" most nearly means.

• calm

• unique

• enormous

• quick

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4