Exploring Complex Vocabulary Terms
Authored by Robert Shelton
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word "grim" as used in the context of describing a situation?
Cheerful and lighthearted
Forbidding or uninviting
Colorful and bright
Unclear or vague
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word from the list best describes someone who is always ready to fight or argue?
Taciturn
Pugnacious
Melancholy
Austere
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "indelible" mean?
Easily erased
Impossible to remove or forget
Temporary
Unimportant
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2F
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "having battlements or notched walls, like a castle"?
Crenellated
Onerous
Pallid
Grim
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a task is described as "onerous," what does that imply?
Enjoyable and easy
Boring but simple
Involving a great deal of effort and difficulty
Unnecessary
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word from the list is most closely associated with "rebellion against authority"?
Sedition
Surmise
Moor
Dour
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word that best fits the following sentence: "The _______ landscape was covered in low, spongy plants and often shrouded in mist."
Moor
Austere
Cajoled
Pallid
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
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