CASPP ELA Vocabulary

The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon.

Which dictionary entry best defines the way in which PHENOMENON is used here?

• a rare or significant fact or event
• the object of a person's perception; what the senses or the mind notice
•  a fact or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific description and explanation

Henry could effortlessly jockey his large tractor trailor rig into the tiniest of parking places. 
Which definition below is most closely aligned with how JOCKEY is used in the sentence above.

• (n) - one who rides a horse, especially as a profession
• (v) - to ride a hose
• (v) -  to move or to maneuver skillfully

Soldiers patiently waited in line to receive their government issued uniforms.
Which definition below is most closely aligned with how the word ISSUED is used in the sentence above?

•  to flow or to go out
• the act of going or flowing out
• an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
• supply or distribute

Remembering the events of the day, Johanna sat pensively at the desk and wrote her journal entry.

Which definition best defines how the word ENTRY is used in the sentence above?

• the right or privilege of entering :

• the act of entering

• a place of entrance

• a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding

The fence was constructed along the boundary of the farm and was built to be stable for years.

Which definition best defines how the word STABLE is used in the sentence above?

• a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed

• steady, reliable, sturdy

• a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) under one management

• the racehorses of one owner

Daddy and I stacked the sections of evenly cut wood out by the barn, giving it time to cure by the time we need it this winter.

Which definition best defines how the word CURE is used in the sentence above?

• recovery or relief from a disease

• to allow the removal of moisture

• to free from something objectionable or harmful

• spiritual charge

Josiah's curious nature kept him climbing, pillaging and looking.  
Which definition best defines how the word CURIOUS is used in the sentence above?  

• strange or perculiar
• marked by desire to investigate and learn
• precisely accurate
• exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected

Teachers and students headed for their respective "Safe Places" when the alert sounded throughout the school.
Which definition best defines how the word ALERT is used in the sentence above?  

• watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
• quick to perceive and act
• a specific sound or alarm
• to warn 

Timmy tried to secure the lock to the door by using two screws that he found lying nearby.
Which definition best defines how the word SECURE is used in the sentence above?  

• free from danger
• assured in opinion or expectation :  having no doubt
• affording safety 
• to fasten; to connect

Mom took the lace sample to the mall in

search of something that would come close, or possibly match alltogeher.

Which dictionary entry best defines the way in which SAMPLE is used above?

• an entire piece of something

• statistics; a subset

  of a population: to

  study a sample of

  the total population.

• a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drum beat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.

• an example

  serving as a speci-

  men: a sample piece