W & W Vocabulary Quiz 1-20

What is the meaning of the word "wordplay"?

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• The technique or way in which something is said

• To change or alter as a result of changes to the environment

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following is an example of homophones?

• Bear (animal) and bare (empty)

• Bat (winged animal) and bat (wooden stick)

• Raining cats and dogs

• Listeners, viewers, spectators

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What does the word "idiom" mean?

• A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings

• Two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• The technique or way in which something is said

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the word "adapt" mean?

• To change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the meaning of "audience"?

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• The technique or way in which something is said

• A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning

• To change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the word "peculiar" mean?

• Usual and expected

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• Common and familiar

• Ordinary and typical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is a "tollbooth"?

• A place where you buy tickets for a concert

• A small building where payments are collected for roadway access

• A booth where you get information about a city

• A place to park your car

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

What does "phantom" mean?

• Real and tangible

• Seemingly real but actually not real

• Visible and solid

• Clearly present and obvious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is "wisdom"?

• Lack of knowledge

• Accumulated knowledge or learning

• Ignorance and unawareness

• Forgetfulness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does it mean to "visualize" something?

• To ignore something completely

• To see something in your head while you think about it

• To forget about something

• To write something down

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6