Vocabulary - Mood
The student was ___________not to upset his teacher and to avoid getting a mark.
Which of these mood words should go in the blank?
cautious, imploring, condescending
cautious
adventurous willing resistant
resistant
There was the usual motherly tenderness in her voice when she called him her little boy.
What is the meaning of tenderness?
softeness
feeling
emotion
softness
Consider the poem "Sick" by Shell Silverstain.
You have 45 seconds to decide on and write the main idea sentence.
A little girl keeps coming up with excuses not to go to school until she realizes it is Saturday.
The student’s tone was __________when he begged me to let him redo the test.
Which of the following should go in the blank?
condescending, cautious, imploring
imploring
The dwarves were ___________when they lived in the Lonely Mountain, mining precious metals and making jewelry and weapons.
Which of these words completes the sententence correctly?
burglarious, prosperous, audacious
prosperous
The hum of the plane was barely ________, so it took Brian a minute to realize what it was.
Which of these adjectives completes the sentence most correctly:
audible
incredulously
tenderness
audible
Look at the first stanza of "Sick".
You have 35 seconds to decide and write down the type of figurative language you see the most.
hyperbole
Acting like you’re better than anybody is ___________.
Which of these completes the sentence
condescending, imploring, cautionary
condescending
Bilbo became ____________when he faced his fear of the trolls and pickpocketed them.
Which of these completes the sentence? Spell it correctly.
audacious prosperous burglarious
audacious
Read this sentence:
She looked at him incredulously when the student told her he had done the homework.
Which one of these words and phrases is not a synonym of incredulously?
- with disbelief
- without trust
- with trust
with trust
Consider this line from the poem "Sick". What type of figurative language is it an example of?
"my tonsils are as big as rocks"
simile
The young man sat in a ________mood, contemplating his future.
Which of these completes the sentence
condescending, imploring, cautionary, pensive
pensive
Of all the various __________activities, he found pickpocketing the easiest.
The antonym of which of these adjectives completes the sentence?
scared poor respectable
respectable
What is the meaning of the bold adjective in the following sentence?
"The pilot’s mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now."
cold stiff flexible
stiff
Consider the last stanza of the poem "Wilderness"
"I got a zoo, I got a menagerie"
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
35 seconds
metaphor
He had a very _____________attitude toward his schoolwork, resulting in low grades.
Which of these completes the sentence
condescending, imploring, apathetic, cautionary
apathetic
A) What is the meaning of viciously?
-in a mean or spiteful manner
- without trust
B) What part of speech is it?
- adjective adverb verb
A) in a mean or spiteful manner
B) adverb