Shades of Meaning

Trey was _______ when he heard they would not be going to the zoo.

• disappointed
• annoyed
• resentful
• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Even though he had practiced quite a bit, Jacob McCrosky was ________ before his piano recital.

• terrified

• nervous

• panicked

• frightened

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Eva ________ toward the finish line.

• jogged
• scurried
• raced
• rushed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Jacob Million cooked a __________ breakfast this morning. 

• terrific
• good
• delicious 
• fantastic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Steven was ___________ when the packaged arrived two days early.

• surprised
• shocked
• amazed
• stunned

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mrs. Stine drank her Mountain Dew slowly, taking only small _________.

• gulps
• sips
• drinks
• swallows

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Lani was _________ when she discovered that her brother had ruined her science project.

• annoyed
• cross
• mad
• furious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Jalil stared across the ________ desert and wondered how anyone could cross it. 

• large
•  vast
• towering
• oversized

Tags

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Taylor was __________ after hiking ten miles up the mountain. 

• exhausted
• drowsy
• weary
• d. tired

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Keke _______ the door lightly so she would not wake the baby.

• pounded
• rapped
• tapped
• thumped

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5