Vocabulary Quiz for Young Learners

What does the word "apprenticed" mean?

• To be a master of a skill

• To learn a trade from a skilled employer

• To teach someone a new skill

• To work independently

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the role of a "clerk"?

• A person who manages a farm

• A person who works in an office handling records and correspondence

• A person who cooks in a restaurant

• A person who drives a bus

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does "dense" mean when describing a forest?

• Very open and spacious

• Full of trees and thick vegetation

• Lacking any trees

• Covered in snow

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What is "abolition" related to?

• Starting a new business

• The act of ending a system, practice, or institution

• Building a new house

• Creating a new law

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does "emancipation" refer to?

• The act of capturing someone

• The act of freeing someone from slavery or oppression

• The act of imprisoning someone

• The act of hiring someone

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a "plantation"?

• A small garden in a backyard

• A large farm where crops are grown, often with the help of workers

• A type of flower

• A tool used for planting seeds

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "whittled" mean?

• To build something from metal

• To carve or shape wood by cutting small pieces from it

• To paint a picture

• To write a story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

What does it mean to "flee"?

• To walk slowly

• To run away from danger or a difficult situation

• To stay in one place

• To move towards something

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What is a "regiment"?

• A type of food

• A large group of soldiers

• A kind of plant

• A musical instrument

What does "jostled" mean?

• To sit quietly

• To push or bump against someone roughly

• To sleep peacefully

• To sing softly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4