Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts : Consult Print and Digital Reference Materials to Define and Pronounce Words: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.C

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Example Question #114 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that matches the definition:

A serious, determined effort

Possible Answers:

Indulgence

Enticement

Endeavor

Imperative

Correct answer:

Endeavor

Explanation:

Answer: Endeavor

 

 

Example Question #115 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that matches the definition:

Capable of being done

Possible Answers:

Feasible

Audacious

Conscientious

Ambiguous

Correct answer:

Feasible

Explanation:

Answer: Feasible

 

 

Example Question #116 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that matches the definition:

Arranged in order of time

Possible Answers:

Chronological

Consequential

Collinear

Consecutive

Correct answer:

Chronological

Explanation:

Answer: Chronological

 

Example Question #117 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that matches the definition:

No longer in use or no longer useful

Possible Answers:

Spontaneous

Apprehensive

Prudent

Obsolete

Correct answer:

Obsolete

Explanation:

Answer: Obsolete

 

Example Question #118 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

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

Possible Answers:

Presupposed

Prevalent

Profound

Preoccupied

Correct answer:

Prevalent

Explanation:

Answer: Prevalent

 

Example Question #119 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

All of the following can mean “to begin” except:

Possible Answers:

Commence

Initiate

Embark

Cease

Correct answer:

Cease

Explanation:

Answer: Cease

 

Example Question #120 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Which of the following words best describes someone who overcomes challenges?

Possible Answers:

Resilient

Residual

Respiratory

Resentful

Resigned

Correct answer:

Resilient

Explanation:

Answer: Resilient

 

 

Example Question #121 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Which of the following words would best be used to describe items that follow one another in order?

Possible Answers:

Conditional

Conciliatory

Conscientious

Conscripted

Consecutive

Correct answer:

Consecutive

Explanation:

Answer: Consecutive

 

 

Example Question #122 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Which of the following most nearly means “represent, show, or describe”?

Possible Answers:

Depict

Depose

Deprecate

Deploy

Deputize

Correct answer:

Depict

Explanation:

Answer: Depict

 

Example Question #123 : Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts

Which of the following words most nearly means “a conclusion derived without sufficient evidence”?

Possible Answers:

Anthology

Tirade

Despondent

Pseudonym

Conjecture

Correct answer:

Conjecture

Explanation:

Answer: Conjecture

 

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