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SLO Review 1 Vocabulary

Quiz by Sasha Matthias

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  • Q1
    Paul takes one more look down the field. I can hear Paul’s thought: If Hector or Mike has the slightest opportunity to receive this pass, I’ll throw it to one of them rather than waste the play on Jake. I know I have to persuade him otherwise. So I lock eyes with him and plead. And I yell, louder this time, “I’m open.” Come on. Throw it to me, I implore in my head. What context clues in the paragraph help you determine the meaning of the word implore?
    Wonder
    Question
    Plead
    Practice
    60s
  • Q2
    But on this particular day, with 3 minutes and 42 seconds remaining, something happens that has never happened before. There is a fly ball heading my way and nobody else is near. At first I think that I am seeing things. Because the sun punishes us with blinding rays, it is quite possible that I am being deceived. It takes only the shouts of my teammates to know that I am not delusional. “Get under it, Jake!” someone commands Which words found in the paragraph help the reader know what delusional means?
    Lost on the sports field
    I am seeing things
    Someone commands
    Has never happened before
    60s
  • Q3
    “I’m open!” I yell at my football team’s quarterback, Paul Herrera. But every quarterback knows not to throw the ball to the person who is consistently picked last, who is allowed to play only because the teacher is watching. So I know it is improbable that my hands will touch the ball. Based off of the context clues in the paragraph, the world improbable means—
    Able to happen
    Happening before
    Not likely to happen
    Likely to happen
    60s
  • Q4
    And then the ball pauses in midair while I am transported back to the fourth grade. Setting: Playground. “I’m open!” I yell at my football team’s quarterback, Paul Herrera. But every quarterback knows not to throw the ball to the person who is consistently picked last, who is allowed to play only because the teacher is watching. Which word from the paragraph contains a root word that means “to carry”?
    Heavily
    Transported
    Consistently
    Opponent
    60s
  • Q5
    But having a desire to improve my ranking, I put on my glove, which covered up my watch, and I hustled to right field. Not even the intense Texas sun could keep me from watching the sky for a ball heading my way. The author uses the word hustled in the paragraph to show Jake’s—
    Anxiety
    Enthusiasm
    Confusion
    Strength
    60s
  • Q6
    Which words signal the beginning of a flashback?
    That’s when Paul does the unthinkable.
    As we head to the locker room…
    …I am transported back to the fourth grade.
    A baseball is indeed heading toward me…
    60s
  • Q7
    The figurative phrase, “I wish I could tell you that my status took roots,” means the narrator wishes—
    He developed an interest in gardening
    His glory as an athlete continued to grow
    60s
  • Q8
    Which of these is an example of a simile
    As we head to the locker room, I keep admiring that baseball in my still-stinging hands.
    It slips from my hands as though they were buttered.
    There’s no such thing as a fumble in baseball.
    Sweat on my forehead rushes like a river to my eyes.
    60s
  • Q9
    The author uses the metaphor “The Texas heat is the enemy.” Which of the following statements is the best explanation for the author’s word choice?
    Establish the setting of the story
    Express the narrator’s feelings about his surroundings
    60s
  • Q10
    The Star Status Camp flyer states that both “novice and experienced actors” may attend. The word “novice” most likely means…
    Beginner
    Expert
    Specialist
    Professional
    60s
  • Q11
    “Get Gaming” Camp is taught by award-winning videogame developers. The classes are designed to help beginners… • Create characters • Craft a storyline, and • Select a soundtrack By the end of the camp, participants will not only be better game players, but they’ll have authored their own game. Based off of the context clues, the word authored most likely means…
    Started
    Playing
    Experienced
    Created
    60s

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