Vocab Quiz 16

What does an idiom mean?

• A phrase that doesn't mean what it literally says

• A type of fruit

• A historical event

• A mathematical formula

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Who is a suffragist?

• A person advocating for the right to vote to be extended

• A scientist

• A type of artist

• A professional athlete

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is an adage?

• A computer part

• A scientific instrument

• A type of vehicle

• An old saying accepted as truth

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does ratification mean?

• A new invention

• A type of rat

• The action of making something officially valid

• A scientific theory

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the theme of a story?

• The number of pages

• The name of the main character

• The lesson or moral of the story

• The title of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a synonym?

• A type of spice

• A musical instrument

• A word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• A word with the opposite meaning of another word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is an amendment?

• A change designed to improve a text or legislation

• A dance move

• A type of measurement

• A cooking recipe

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is slang?

• A type of food

• A new type of clothing

• A formal language

• Very informal words used in speech

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3C

CCSS.SL.4.6

CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

What is a proverb?

• A statement of practical wisdom

• A mathematical problem

• A law

• A type of bird

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is an antonym?

• A historical period

• A computer program

• A type of ant

• A word that means the opposite of another word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C