Vocabulary Skills Quiz for Grade 8

What is the meaning of the word "beseech"?

• To praise formally

• To beg

• To drive away a thought

• To set out on something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to praise formally"?

• Commend

• Deter

• Inflict

• Oppressed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: To ________ someone is to stop or discourage them from taking action.

• Dispel

• Deter

• Embark

• Falter

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word best fits the definition: "To drive away a thought, feeling, or idea"?

• Dispel

• Illusion

• Inflict

• Commend

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "embark" mean?

• To hesitate

• To set out on or begin something

• To beg

• To govern in a cruel way

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to act in a way that is unsteady; hesitate"?

• Falter

• Oppressed

• Improbable

• Dispel

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

An "illusion" is:

• Something that is not real; a mistaken idea

• To praise formally

• To force someone to experience something unpleasant

• Not likely

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Which word means "not likely"?

• Inflict

• Improbable

• Embark

• Beseech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

To "inflict" something on someone means:

• To praise them

• To force them to experience something unpleasant

• To drive away a thought

• To hesitate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If a group is "oppressed," they are:

• Governed in a cruel or unfair way; denied freedom

• Setting out on a journey

• Acting in an unsteady way

• Not likely

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F