Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 8

What does the word 'abet' mean?

• To discourage

• To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

• To hide

• To deceive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: To 'accord' means to ______.

• A) disagree

• B) be in harmony or bring into harmony

• C) hide

• D) deceive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a 'cache'?

• A) A hiding place; something hidden or stored

• B) A deceptive act

• C) A strange behavior

• D) A violent attack.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The word 'deceptive' is best described as: A) Honest B) Intending to mislead or trick C) Conventional D) Encouraging.

• Honest

• Intending to mislead or trick

• Conventional

• Encouraging

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: An 'eccentric' person is ______.

• conventional

• slightly strange

• very wise

• very weak

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'facilitate' mean?

• To make harder

• To make easier; to assist

• To deceive

• To attack

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: A 'gaunt' person looks ______.

• well-fed

• starved and barren

• joyful

• deceptive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'haggard' mean?

• Fresh and lively

• Thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

• Deceptive

• Encouraging

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: An 'imperative' task is ______.

• optional

• of vital importance; crucial

• deceptive

• playful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'languish' mean?

• To become strong

• To become weak, feeble, or dull

• To deceive

• To assist

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4