8th ELA: Module 1 Vocab 1

What does "confrontational" mean?

• Tending to deal with situations in an aggressive or hostile way.
• Avoiding conflict
• Friendly and cooperative
• Passive and submissive

Define "phenomenal".

• Mediocre
• Unimpressive
• Average
• Outstanding, remarkable, or exceptional.

What does "evoke" mean?

• To erase a memory or feeling
• To create a completely new memory or feeling

• To forget a memory or feeling
• To bring a memory, feeling, or image into the mind.

"Venerable" means...

• Disrespectful

• Respected or admired

• Admired for youth
• Feared due to age

What is "storytelling"?

• Storytelling the art of describing something through words.

• Storytelling is the art of cooking delicious food.
• Storytelling is the process of fixing broken items.
• Storytelling is a type of dance performance.

What does the word "patronize" mean?

• To provide financial support to an organization.

• To treat someone with apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
• To support or be a regular customer of a business.

• To treat someone with indifference and neglect.

What's a "simulation"?

• A type of fruit
• A type of animal
• A type of weather
• An imitation of a real-world process.

What does the verb "elicit" mean?

• To evoke or draw out a response.

• To suppress or hide a response.

• To amplify or increase a response.

• To analyze or interpret a response.

Define "reconstruction".

• Reconstruction is the process of rebuilding or restoring something.

• Reconstruction is the process of preserving historical artifacts.
• Reconstruction is the process of demolishing structures.
• Reconstruction is the process of creating something new.

What does it mean to be "coherent"?

• Illogical, inconsistent, and unclear
• Logical, consistent, and clear
• Random, chaotic, and confusing
• Disorganized, contradictory, and ambiguous