Definition

How would you describe someone who is "ardent"?

• Indifferent and unenthusiastic

• Extremely cold and unfriendly

• Very enthusiastic or passionate

• Slow to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

what is the vocab word for agree?

• concur

• ethics

• impunity

• paucity

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The topic sentence of a definition paragraph often includes...

• an opinion

• an example

• the definition

• an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Select the three that apply:

'A definition paragraph...'

• defines life

• defines a word

• defines a phrase

• defines an idea

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

One of the most common ways to write a definition is to use a....

• adjective clause

• adverbial clause

• santa clause

• noun clause

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A person who helps translate the languages between different people means what?

• interpreter

• interrupt

• interstate

• interactive

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the definition of 'synonym'?

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word

• A word that sounds the same as another word

• A word that is spelled the same as another word

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following best defines 'metaphor'?

• A direct comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration

• A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true

• A statement that contradicts itself but might be true

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the term 'alliteration' refer to?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The use of words that imitate sounds

• The use of similar grammatical structures

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In literature, what is the definition of 'theme'?

• The time and place in which a story occurs

• The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

• The sequence of events in a story

• The struggle between opposing forces

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9