Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts : Meanings of Unknown and Multiple-Meaning Words and Phrases: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

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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

compel

condone

concur

curtail

Correct answer:

compel

Explanation:

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

 

 

Example Question #91 : Language

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

Possible Answers:

exonerated

denounced

admonished

antagonized

excommunicated

Correct answer:

exonerated

Explanation:

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

 

 

Example Question #92 : Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts

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

Possible Answers:

Connotation

Prediction

Reconciliation

Affiliation

Liaison

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.

 

 

Example Question #11 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.4.C

Which of the following most closely means “basic” or “fundamental”?

Possible Answers:

Derogatory

Inevitable

Rudimentary

Impartial

Prospective

Correct answer:

Rudimentary

Explanation:

 Rudimentary means basic, fundamental, or primitive.

 

 

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