Tall Tales Vocabulary

The horse race commenced before I had a chance to find a good seat. What does the word commenced mean?

• ended
• started

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged others to participate in doing good deeds.  A synonym for deeds is...

• lazy
• angry
• actions
• sight

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

An exaggeration is the act of making something seem bigger than it is. What is a synonym for exaggeration?

• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The fireman engaged in a heroic deed when he ran into the burning house to save the baby. What does heroic mean?

• afraid
• bold
• brave
• angry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

I will impress the children with my mad rapping skills. If I impress someone, what am I doing?

• having a strong effect on their feelings
• making them do something they don't want to do
• making them go to the store and buy me so much candy
• making someone get in a car with a cougar

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

I posed like a supermodel for the class picture. What does posed mean?

• make a sandcastle
• try to dance
• eat too much 
• hold a position

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Jesse sauntered around the playground because he thought he was the coolest kid ever. What is an antonym for sauntered?

• ran
• laughed
• strode
• walked

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Please wring out the washcloth after you have washed your face. What else would you wring out when you are finished using it?

• dog bowl
• toothbrush
• sponge
• chromebook

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A