IXL | Use academic vocabulary in context

Look at the word momentous in the passage below.

"Ten seconds until launch," said the voice on Nova's headset.

The spaceship countdown had started! Nova checked her helmet and shoulder belt with shaking hands. This was the most momentous event of her life! After eight years at the School for Future Astronauts, she was about to become the first child ever to fly to the moon.

What is the meaning of momentous as used in the passage?

highly important

completely worthless

embarrassing

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Look at the word prior in the passage below.

Cinderella looked at the jeans, sneakers, and skateboard on her bed. These new gifts weren't anything like prior gifts she had received from her fairy godmother! She thought of the heavy ball gown and uncomfortable glass slippers that Godmother had given her last year. Then she smiled. Skateboarding would be way more fun than attending a ball!

What is the meaning of prior as used in the passage?

at the same time

earlier or before

later or after

solution

Look for clues in nearby text to help you figure out the meaning of the word

prior.

The text says that Cinderella is looking at gifts she has just received and contrasting them with other gifts. Then she thinks about gifts that she received last year.

Using these clues, you can guess that prior means "earlier or before."

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