Vocabulary Quiz: Define the Words

What does the word "peculiar" mean?

• Very common and ordinary

• Odd, strange, or unusual

• Full of energy

• Very expensive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "something very pleasant but not necessary"?

• Rhythm

• Luxury

• Ordeal

• Silhouette

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is a "reservoir"?

• A type of animal

• A place where water is collected and stored

• A musical instrument

• A kind of food

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word describes "a feeling or condition of happiness, pride, or elevated spirits"?

• Elation

• Linger

• Illiterate

• Peculiar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "illiterate" mean?

• Not able to read or write

• Not able to speak

• Not able to walk

• Not able to see

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word means "movement marked by the regular repetition of sounds"?

• Rhythm

• Ordeal

• Luxury

• Vivid

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "linger" mean?

• To move quickly

• To remain or be slow to leave

• To jump up and down

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Which word means "bright and strong"?

• Silhouette

• Vivid

• Ordeal

• Peculiar

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the meaning of "ordeal"?

• A fun party

• A painful, difficult experience, or test of one’s character

• A type of dance

• A kind of food

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which word describes "any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see"?

• Elation

• Silhouettes

• Rhythm

• Luxury

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4