Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Verify Preliminary Determinations of Word Meanings: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.D

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Example Question #104 : Language

Select the word that matches the definition provided:

A solemn pledge to do something.

Possible Answers:

Vice

Vow

Vowel

View

Correct answer:

Vow

Explanation:

When you vow to do something, you are making a promise to do it.

To use vow in a sentence, “He made a vow that he would always take care of her.”

 

Example Question #111 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

The ______________ between the two ideas was striking.

Possible Answers:

contemplate

concentrate

contrast

continue

Correct answer:

contrast

Explanation:

The definition of contrast is the state of being noticeably different from something else. Use of “contrast” in this sentence informs the reader that the two ideas were strikingly different.

 

 

Example Question #21 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

The location of the house was a key _______________ in her decision to buy it.

Possible Answers:

factor

fraction

faction

factory

Correct answer:

factor

Explanation:

The definition of “factor” is a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome. The use of “factor” in this sentence informs the reader that location was one of several aspects of the house that influenced the purchaser.

 

 

Example Question #22 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

The __________________ was that his parents took the phone away for a week.

Possible Answers:

consequence

consecutive

conscious

conscience

Correct answer:

consequence

Explanation:

 The definition of “consequence” is a result or effect of an action or condition. The use of “consequence” in this sentence informs the reader that the phone was taken away because of something he likely did.

 

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