Indian in the Cupboard Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word petrified?

• sad

• happy

• terrified

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What word means "tempting?"

• forlornly

• peevishly

• petrified

• tantalizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does dismay mean?

• laughter

• alarm

• scared

• funny

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Be careful! You may be in great peril! What does peril mean?

• danger

• luck

• scared

• ship

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The student hugged her teacher forlornly as she left for the summer. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• happily

• sadly

• disappointed

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

"Get out of my room!!" Her sister yelled peevishly. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• laughing

• sadly

• irritably

• cautiously

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

"You did an uncanny job on your test!" said the teacher. What does the underlined word mean?

• extraordinary

• poor

• excellent

• bad

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Being a scornful person is not a good quality to have. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• a person who thinks they are better than everyone else

• a person who bullies

• a person who is kind

• a person who volunteers

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The boy scowled at his teammate when he stole the ball away from him during the game. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• laughed

• pushed

• made a displeased facial expression

• tripped him

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

His mother abruptly stormed into his bedroom when the music was too loud. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• quickly

• suddenly

• quietly

• angrily

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4