Holes 25-30 Vocabulary Practice

Holes Chapters 25-30 Vocabulary

by Ms. Rushing

​You are responsible for understanding the meaning of each of these words.

Multiple Choice

I know that it's my job to study my vocabulary words unti I understand them and their parts of speech. I know I will have a test Friday, November 5, on these words. 

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​Drenched: soaked

Drenched means something is soaking wet. It's not just a little bit wet. That's damp or moist. No, if something is drenched, it's ALL THE WAY wet through.

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Multiple Choice

Drenched is an adjective. In a sentence, its job is to describe a thing. A drenched hat, drenched hair, a drenched dog. Hat, dog, hair - each of these are nouns. Words that describe nouns are adjectives. 

Does this sentence make sense?

While running to her car, the rain fell quickly and drenched the woman's papers.

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​Refuge: safety, shelter

A refuge is a place to go when you want to be safe. A refuge could be the warm safety of your bedroom during a thunderstorm. A refuge could be your parent's arms when you're sad and need a hug. A refuge keeps you safe and protected.

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Multiple Choice

A refuge is a place you go to be safe. Sometimes that's a real place, and sometimes it's a place you go in your mind to calm yourself or feel safe in your feelings. Either way, a refuge is a place. And a place is...drum roll, please...a NOUN!

Does this sentence make sense? 

The little girl shook under her bed, where she took refuge from the scary storm that raged outside her window.

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​Depriving: denying

If you're depriving yourself of something, you're denying yourself something you would like to have. For example, maybe you love all of your Halloween candy. However, you know that it's unhealthy to eat it all at once, so you only eat two pieces per day. That's an example of depriving yourself of something. Try to think of another.

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Multiple Choice

Depriving is an action verb. It's telling what someone is doing in a sentence. It uses the suffix -ing which means it's a present tense verb. Tense = time. Depriving is an action happening right now. 

Does this sentence make sense?

Because she wants to meet her goal of making an A in reading, Mia is depriving herself of video game time after school and studying instead.

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​Delirious: very confused, feeling a bit crazy

When someone is feeling delirious, that person feels crazy compared to how they usually feel. It's a temporary condition. Someone might feel delirious because they've been very sick with a high fever or have been throwing up a lot. Being very thirsty, very hot, or very cold could also cause delirious feelings.

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Multiple Choice

Delirious is an adjective if you use it to describe someone. You would describe a person, or perhaps a pet, as being delirious if they are acting strange and appear confused. Since delirious describes a person or animal, delirious  is an adjective. Adjectives tell us more about nouns. That's adjective's ONLY job: to tell more about a person (including animals), place, or thing!

Does this sentence make sense?

After a happy day at the movies, the girl felt happy, safe, and delirious.

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​Riot: a disturbance (often violent)

Think of a peaceful gathering of people. Suddenly, there's an outbreak of violence by a group of people! That's a riot. We usually call something a riot when it happens in a public place or a jail/prison. For exampe, a riot could happen at a peaceful protest. Or, prisoners could riot because they are not happy with prison conditions. Riots are not always violent, but there's usually violence or a threat of violence.

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Multiple Choice

A riot is a thing that can happen. When you're building a sentence, a thing's job is called a NOUN. A noun is a person, place, or thing. A riot is a noun.

Does this sentence make sense?

On the calm lake, the ducks rioted as they napped quietly along the edge of the water.

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