All summer in a day - vocabulary -

What does resilient mean?

• not flexible; hard
• flexible; springy
• a set of tools or instruments for a specific purpose
• in a wild or disorderly way

What does tumultuously mean?

• flexible; springy
• in a wild or disorderly way
• in a calm manner
• to take great pleasure in

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does savor mean?

• in a wild or disorderly way
• flexible; springy
• to hurry up
• to take great pleasure in

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which vocabulary word would best describe the rain lessening and slowing down?

• apparatus
• tumultuously
• resilient
• slacken

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Something that is immense is

• clear
• wrong
• soft
• huge

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does slacken mean?

• put on
• slow down
• leave out
• catch up

The rain had fallen in huge, heavy drops for hours, but now it was slackening.

• lessening; slowing
• springy; quick to recover

The children surged toward Margot.

• lessening; slowing down
• moved in a wave

The vegetation was resilient beneath their feet.

• delighted in
• springy; quick to recover

The pale children savored the warm sunshine.

• delighted in
• moved in a wave