Example Quiz
Directions: Tell the student to read each of the short passage and then using their clues,
decide on the best meaning of glurp (or the actual vocabulary word). Tell
the student to say or write the meaning of the word based upon the clues
that the author provides.
1. T
he frightened student watched the funnel shaped cloud
move straight toward them. Suddenly, the students say
the glurp (tornado) change it’s course. The red sky and
clouds of dust began to shift in another direction. The
students were relieved that the glurp (tornado) did not
destroy their school.
2. W
hen the sun hit its glurp (zenith) which means right
overhead, I could tell it was noon by the tremendous
heat.
3. C
aptain Jack’s uniform was glurp (impeccable). In fact,
it was so perfect that he always had the highest score
during inspection.
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4. P
anthers, leopards, and tigers are some of the most
beautiful members of the glurp (feline or cat) family.
5. M
artha likes attention. She wore bright-colored clothes
and had a very unusual hairstyle. She spoke loudly and
acted as if she was more important than anyone else.
People said she was glurp (ostentations).
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