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ELA Power Words

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

L.8.6, RI.8.4, L.6.6

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Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.”

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

Dislike

Appreciate

Hurtful

Underdstand

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.” Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

Dislike

Appreciate

Hurtful

Underdstand

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the ELA power word 'analyze'?

To break down into parts and examine

To summarize briefly

To argue against

To describe in detail

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which ELA power word means 'to make a guess based on evidence'?

Infer

Summarize

Compare

Describe

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct ELA power word that means 'to tell the difference between two or more things'.

Contrast

Summarize

Predict

Explain

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the ELA power word 'synthesize' mean?

To combine different ideas into a whole

To argue against a point

To list all details

To break down into parts

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an ELA power word that means 'to give reasons for or against something'?

Argue

Summarize

Describe

Predict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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