Vocabulary and Context Clues Assessment

3. Elation [ih-ley-shuhn] Courtney was filled with elation when she was crowned champion of the citywide Spelling Bee. Mariel felt great elation whenever she went to the beach. Correct Definition: ________

• A feeling of great happiness or joy.

• A sense of confusion or uncertainty.

• A state of deep concentration.

• A moment of sudden anger.

What's your prediction?

• It will rain tomorrow.

• The stock market will rise.

• The team will win the match.

• The experiment will succeed.

What does the word 'noble' mean in the context of the provided text?

• Brave and honorable

• Wealthy and powerful

• Ordinary and common

• Weak and timid

10. Warrant [wawr-uhnt] Correct Definition: ________

• To justify or deserve.

• To write a letter.

• To travel abroad.

• To cook a meal.

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. You may have to change the form of the word (ex: go, going, gone). SET 1: Conviction, Critic, Elation, Noble, Stifle 1. Mr. Vazquez asked his students to take turns being a ___. Their job was to tell their partners what they had done well in their essays and what they could do to improve.

• Critic

• Conviction

• Elation

• Noble

Ms. Kelly did not want to ___ her students’ creativity, so she did not give them many rules for their assignment.

• Stifle

• Encourage

• Expand

• Celebrate

Daniella’s birthday party was ___ by a fight between her two best friends.

• Marred

• Cheered

• Ignored

• Celebrated

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct vocabulary word to complete each scenario. Then, explain why that vocabulary word fits best based on context clues provided in the scenario. You may have to change the form of the word (ex: go, going, gone). SET 1 Vocabulary Words: Conviction, Criticized, Elated, Noble, Stifled 1. The home crowd erupted into cheers when their team scored a basket in the last second, winning the championship. The crowd was _______________________ because _____________________________________________________________.

• Elated; The crowd was elated because their team won the championship at the last second.

• Conviction; The crowd was conviction because their team won the championship at the last second.

• Criticized; The crowd was criticized because their team won the championship at the last second.

• Stifled; The crowd was stifled because their team won the championship at the last second.

Jiah did not eat meat or wear clothes made from animals, because she felt that was cruel to animals. Jiah upheld her ___________________ about animal cruelty by _____________________________________________________________.

• Conviction; Jiah upheld her conviction about animal cruelty by not eating meat or wearing clothes made from animals.

• Preference; Jiah upheld her preference about animal cruelty by eating meat and wearing clothes made from animals.

• Curiosity; Jiah upheld her curiosity about animal cruelty by researching animal products.

• Obligation; Jiah upheld her obligation about animal cruelty by ignoring animal products.

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct vocabulary word to complete each scenario. Then, explain why that vocabulary word fits best based on context clues provided in the scenario. You may have to change the form of the word (ex: go, going, gone). SET 1 Vocabulary Words: Conviction, Criticized, Elated, Noble, Stifled 3. The principal made it a rule that students must put their cell phones in storage during the school day to lessen distractions. The principal ___________________ cell phone use because _____________________________________________________________.

• Criticized; The principal criticized cell phone use because it causes distractions during the school day.

• Elated; The principal elated cell phone use because it causes distractions during the school day.

• Noble; The principal noble cell phone use because it causes distractions during the school day.

• Stifled; The principal stifled cell phone use because it causes distractions during the school day.