Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy U3WK 2

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word persistent?

• determined
• expired 
• lazy 
• relevant 

What does the word summon mean?

•  to require a signature 
•  to follow up on a given order
•  to request additional funding
• to call upon for specific action

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word dilemma? 

• attraction
• miracle
• problem 
• solution 

What does the word recoiled mean?

•  drawn toward something
•  tried something a second time
•  requested a formal introduction 
•  forced back under pressure or shock

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word feebly?

• inadequately
• powerfully
• similarly 
• weakly 

What does the word roused mean?

•  stirred from sleep
•  mixed with like elements
•  approached with confi dence
•  advanced from a low position

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word vastness?

• hugeness
•  insignificance 
• potency 
• weakness 

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word skewed?

•  clarified 
• distorted
• restated 
• straightened

RL.6.3 Read the following questions carefully. You may look back at the selection to help find the answer to each question.
What is the setting of the passage?

•  present-day Maine 
•  coastal town in Maine in 1911
•  Boston, Massachusetts, in 1911
•  present-day Boston, Massachusetts

RL.6.1 Read the following questions carefully. You may look back at the selection to help find the answer to each question.
What happens to Lizzie? 

•  She gets lost.
• She gets into trouble.
•  She badly hurts her head on a rock.
•  She climbs onto rocks she is not supposed to.