
Danger: Vocabulary & Word Study
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English
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7th Grade
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Easy
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Rawan Haydar
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18 Slides • 24 Questions
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Concept Vocabulary
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chronic
The doctor explained that Maya’s chronic cough had lasted for months and needed proper treatment to finally go away.
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Multiple Choice
Based on the sentence, what can you conclude about Maya’s cough when it is described as chronic?
It started only this morning.
It happens once a year.
It has been going on for a long time.
It is very loud but short.
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If you have a chronic disease, you should have a healthy lifestyle.
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Multiple Choice
What does the term "chronic" mean?
lasting a short time
recurring rarely
lasting a long time or recurring often
only applicable to diseases
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Open Ended
1. Why might a doctor be concerned if a patient had a chronic cough?
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stimulus
The bright flash of light acted as a stimulus, causing the students to quickly turn their heads toward the window.
The sudden loud noise was a strong stimulus that made everyone in the classroom jump in surprise.
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Multiple Choice
Based on how the word stimulus is used, what does stimulus most likely mean?
a reward given to students for good behavior
something that causes a reaction or response
a rule that students must follow
a device used to measure sound
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Open Ended
2. What sort of stimulus might a person seek if he or she were sleepy?
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subconsciously
Lina tapped her foot subconsciously during the test, not even realizing she was doing it until her friend pointed it out.
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Poll
If Lina didn’t realize she was tapping her foot, does this suggest she was doing it with full awareness?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
What does the term "subconsciously" mean?
occurring in the mind with full awareness
occurring in the mind without one’s full awareness
a conscious decision made by an individual
a deliberate action taken by someone
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Open Ended
What might happen if someone were subconsciously nervous about speaking in front of people?
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excruciatingly
The dentist appointment felt excruciatingly long as Omar waited in the chair, wishing it would finally be over.
The sun was so hot during the field trip that walking across the playground felt excruciatingly uncomfortable.
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Multiple Choice
Based on the sentences, what does excruciatingly most likely mean?
happily and quickly
extremely and painfully
slightly and casually
slowly but pleasantly
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Open Ended
What might it feel like to have an excruciatingly painful headache?
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Multiple Choice
To break the monotony of the long summer break, Maya's parents decided to plan a spontaneous road trip to the coast.
The spontaneous road trip is therefore intended to introduce:
a sense of calm and routine
an opportunity to focus more on work
a welcome change or exciting variety
more time to complete their regular chores.
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Open Ended
Define "monotony".
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations is the best example of monotony?
a journalist spends a day interviewing ten different people about ten different topics
a security guard sits in a small booth watching the exact same empty hallway for twelve hours
a student receives a surprisingly difficult pop quiz on a new chapter
a chef is cooking a seven-course meal with seven totally new recipes
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Open Ended
Why might many people find monotony in household chores?
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Multiple Choice
The failure of the dam was a catastrophic event, causing massive flooding that destroyed the entire valley and displaced thousands of people.
This context clue suggests that the word catastrophic describes something:
extremely harmful, causing widespread ruin or disaster
unexpected and minor
slightly inconvenient or bothersome
likely to happen again soon
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Multiple Choice
Which word is the strongest synonym for catastrophic?
unfortunate
momentous
unexpected
destructive
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Open Ended
What might happen to a ship in a catastrophic disaster at sea?
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Word Study
Latin Prefix sub-
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What is a prefix?
Some prefixes give adjectives, nouns and verbs a particular meaning.
For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy.
What is a prefix?
A prefix is an affix that is placed before the stem of a word. Therefore, PRE- is a prefix that means before.
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What do you notice about these words?
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Multiple Choice
What is the primary function of a submarine?
To transport goods
To explore outer space
To navigate underwater
To fly in the air
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Multiple Choice
What does the term 'submerge' refer to in the context of this image?
to float on the surface
to go underwater
to rise above water
to swim alongside
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Multiple Choice
What is the primary mode of transportation depicted in the image?
bus
subway
taxi
train
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence best explains the word subtitle as used in the image?
It is the way actors move and speak in a movie.
It is the written text at the bottom of the screen.
It is the title of the movie shown before it starts.
It is the music that plays softly during the scene.
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Multiple Choice
What does the term 'subterranean' refer to in the context of this image?
above ground
underground
in the sky
on the surface
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Multiple Choice
What does the term 'subordinate' refer to in a workplace context?
a person of higher rank
a person under control
a person who is self-employed
a person who is a freelancer
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Open Ended
Write a sentence that correctly uses the word subconsciously.
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