Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts : Consult Print and Digital Reference Materials to Define and Pronounce Words: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.C

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Example Question #1 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Select the word that matches the definition provided.

To suffer for an extended period of time with patience.  

Possible Answers:

Authentic

Ponder

Endure

Radiant

Correct answer:

Endure

Explanation:

To endure means to suffer for an extended period of time with patience. 

To use endure in a sentence, "The wounded solider will have to endure a lot of rehab to walk again." 

Example Question #2 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Select the word that matches the definition provided.

To think about something.

Possible Answers:

Authentic

Radiant

Ponder

Endure

Correct answer:

Ponder

Explanation:

To think about something means to ponder. 

To use ponder in a sentence, "High school seniors usually ponder about which college to attend." 

Example Question #3 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Select the word that matches the definition provided.

Something that shines or is bright. 

Possible Answers:

Ponder

Endure

Radiant

Authentic

Correct answer:

Radiant

Explanation:

Something that shines or is bright is radiant. 

To use radiant in a sentence, "Her teeth were so white, her smile was radiant." 

Example Question #4 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

If someone did not do something that they should have done, you could say that that person has been ________.

Possible Answers:

tentative

deceitful

exonerated

negligent

derogatory

Correct answer:

negligent

Explanation:

Answer: Negligent.  

 

Example Question #5 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Which of the following words most nearly means “to leave out”?

Possible Answers:

Dawdle

Signify

Concur

Omit

Abdicate

Correct answer:

Omit

Explanation:

Answer: Omit

 

Example Question #6 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “accuse”?

Possible Answers:

Allege

Admonish

Agitate

Assess

Attribute

Correct answer:

Allege

Explanation:

 Allege. The word “allege” means “claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong.”  In general, an allegation does not involve evidence or proof, whereas an accusation involves some form of evidence.

 

 

Example Question #7 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Someone who is extremely hungry might be said to be ___________.

Possible Answers:

bewildered

copious

sovereign

famished

exuberant

Correct answer:

famished

Explanation:

Answer: Famished

 

Example Question #8 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

To put pressure on someone to do something is to _________ them to do it.

Possible Answers:

comprise

curtail

condone

concur

compel

Correct answer:

compel

Explanation:

 compel.  Compel means “to force or oblige someone to do something.

 

 

Example Question #9 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Someone who has been shown to not be at fault has been ____________.

Possible Answers:

denounced

admonished

excommunicated

antagonized

exonerated

Correct answer:

exonerated

Explanation:

 Exonerated means “absolved from blame or wrongdoing, particularly after careful consideration of the case.”

 

 

Example Question #10 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word “forecast”?

Possible Answers:

Liaison

Affiliation

Prediction

Connotation

Reconciliation

Correct answer:

Prediction

Explanation:

 A prediction is a claim or belief made about the future, much like a forecast is an indication that something is likely to happen.

 

 

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