Vocab Test 1/18/2024

Luna, Oliver, and Kai were discussing their actions in a recent situation. Luna said she 'rues' her decision. What does Luna mean by 'rues'?

• She feels sorry about or regrets her decision

• She is talking about the pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• She is referring to the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem

Abigail looked at the skyscraper in front of her and was awestruck by its size. How would she describe it?

• She would say it's a promise

• She would say it's a symbol

• She would say it's immense

• She would say it's unable to be explained

Kai, Nora, and Sophia are in a poetry club. They are discussing different poetic devices. Sophia asks, 'What is anaphora in poetry?'

• It's when you feel sorry about or regret something in a poem.

• It's the pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem.

• It's the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem.

Elijah, Rohan, and Noah are participating in a poetry competition. They are asked to identify the rhyme scheme in their given poems. How would you define the rhyme scheme in poetry?

• To feel sorry about or regret

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• The repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem

Avery found a strange phenomenon in her science experiment that was unable to be explained. How would Aiden and Charlotte describe this phenomenon as being?

• a promise

• a symbol

• extremely large

• unaccountable

Grace, Aiden, and Aria are having a debate about careers. Grace says that an 'astronomer' is a scientist who studies outer space and its bodies. Is she correct?

• Yes, an astronomer is a scientist who studies outer space and its bodies

• No, an astronomer works with numbers or diagrams

• No, an astronomer is someone not of this world

• No, an astronomer is someone who studies things that are unable to be explained

Minerva saw that her classmate was struggling with a particularly challenging math equation, so she made a promise to her classmate that she would help them after class. This _________ helped her classmate feel better.

Elijah, Abigail, and Anika were discussing about a book they read. They came across the word 'mystical' in the book. Can you help them understand what 'mystical' means?

• A scientist who studies outer space and its bodies

• Numbers or diagrams

• Something that is not of this world

In a school project, Mia and Arjun were asked to create an 'emblem' for their school. According to you, what does 'emblem' mean in this context?

• a promise

• a symbol

• extremely large

• unable to be explained

In Walt Whitman's poem, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," the speaker says: "

1 When I heard the learn’d astronomer,

2 When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns

before me,

3 When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide,

and measure them..."

What does the word "figures" mean as it is used in this poem?

• other people who were in the room listening to the presentation

• Pictures of other famous astronomers

• images and diagrams of planets, stars, galaxies, and more that an astronomer might study