English 12 Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Identify the word that means the same as the ALL CAPS word in the introductory phrase.

the ACQUISITIVE collector

• enthusiastic

• clever

• impulsive

• greedy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Identify the word that means the same as the ALL CAPS word in the introductory phrase.

CARPING comments

• detailed

• insightful

• nit-picking

• incisive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the word that corresponds to the definition given.

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• largesse

• encomium

• reconnaissance

• carping

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Identify the word that corresponds to the definition given.

to make inflexible or rigid

• temporize

• substantiate

• eschew

• congeal

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

• encomium

• reconnaissance

• largesse

• carping

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

• substantiate

• emulate

• temporize

• belabor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

to work on excessively

• belabor

• emulate

• eschew

• congeal

Many youngsters look up to professional athletes as role models and wish to _____ them; athletes therefore have a responsibility to set a good example.

• belabor

• emulate

• temporize

• substantiate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

If you use transitional words and phrases in your writing—such as “first,” “then,” or “for example”—your paragraphs will be more _____ and readers will be able to follow your train of thought more clearly.

• banal

• coherent

• invidious

• intransigent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Gary Cooper often played a _____ hero, or “the strong, silent type.”

• tenable

• taciturn

• germane

• banal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D