Jenius Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Jenius Vocabulary

Chapter 2

Stumbled

• To Judy's delight it stumbled forward on feet that seemed three sizes too big.

• Stumbled: to trip or lose balance

Multiple Choice

What is the correct use of stumbled?

• The child stumbled on the curb.

• The guinea pig stumbled the food down.

Brilliant

• You are going to be the best-trained, most brilliant guinea pig in the whole world.

• Brilliant: bright, clever, talented

Multiple Select

Which sentence uses brilliant correctly?

• The school house was brilliant.

• The school house was filled with brilliant children.

Hutch

• Today I took Jenius away from his parents and put him in the spare hutch.

• Hutch: A box or cage, often having mesh or wire on the front and is used to keep small animals.

Multiple Select

Which picture shows a hutch?

Patronized

• Molly was thankful not to be nagged for the milk and Joe was growing tired of being patronized.

• Patronized: to treat condescendingly or put down

Multiple Choice

What word goes in the blank? The mother helped her ______ child achieve 100% on her language assessment.

• patronized

• brilliant

• stumbled

• hutch

Murmured

• "So true, dear," murmured Molly.

• Murmur: to speak softly

Multiple Select

Who might murmur this statement? "Please sit down and complete your work quietly."

• The cat

• The baby

• The teacher

• The angry mom