Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "aspire" mean?

• To feel unsure or hesitant

• To have a strong desire to achieve something important

• To go against what one might expect

• Something that is certain to occur

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "counterintuitive"?

• An intelligent or intellectual person

• To feel unsure or hesitant

• Going against what you might expect

• Something that is certain to occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

How can the term "inevitable" be defined?

• To have a strong desire to achieve something important

• To feel unsure or hesitant

• An intelligent or intellectual person

• Something that is certain to occur or is impossible to avoid

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "intellect" refer to?

• To feel unsure or hesitant

• Something that is certain to occur or is impossible to avoid

• Someone's ability to think, understand, and learn

• Going against what you might expect

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to be "reluctant"?

• To have a strong desire to achieve something important

• Feeling unsure, unwilling, or hesitant to do something

• Something that is certain to occur or is impossible to avoid

• Someone's ability to think, understand, and learn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the term "visionary" refer to?

• A person who is unable to see

• A person with big, imaginative ideas about the future

• A person who studies visions

• A person who has no interest in the future

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Who is cited as an example of a visionary in the learning material?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Thomas Edison

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: I’m _______ to take sides in Abby and Gwen’s argument.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: I’m so upset about my grade on the math test! Don’t worry! Even for the best students, getting an occasional bad grade is _______.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: You did an amazing job in the play last night! Thanks! I _______ to become an actor one day.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4