The cantankerous—_____, _____ and _____—old man wouldn't let the kids on his property even to get a lost baseball, and in fit, he yelled, "Get off my lawn!"

• uncouth

• bad-tempered

• irritable

• grumpy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Barney Gumble is very uncouth—____, ____ and ____. He's always burping and belching in people's faces.

• ill-mannered

• vulgar

• vapid

• impolite

The toddler feared the ominous—____, ____ and ____—shadow. Indeed, when it suddenly moved toward him, he flinched.

• menacing

• threatening

• sinister

• benevolent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ron Weasley had serious qualms—____, ____ and ____—about following the spiders because he had arachnophobia and he was scared of the dark.

• doubts

• fears

• anxieties

• certainties

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Pepe Reina obviously took umbrage at or _____ for being kicked out of the game. Indeed, he became so angry that he shouted an invective at the referee.

• offense

• revenge

• care

• advantage

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Joe Girardi, the manager of the Yankees, went into a tirade— ____, ____ or ____— in which he violently denounced the umpire for being blind, showing favoritism and not knowing the rules of the game.

• long angry speech

• denunciation

• severe critique

• qualm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ron's invective—____ or ____— consisted of two words: "Bloody Hell!" What swear words do you use when you get angry and feel like blaming or criticizing someone or something?

• tirade

• denunciation

• criticism

• praise

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The girl became obstreperous—____, ____ and ____—and defiantly began shrieking as she threw herself on the ground.

• pacified

• rebellious

• loud

• unmanageable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Acknowledging what he had done for her, she thanked him by bestowing—____, ____ or ____—him a kiss. This meant more to him than anything else she could have ever given him.

• giving

• granting

• awarding

• begrudging

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A "tomboy" is a girl that exhibits traits or behaviors considered typical of a boy. Instead of skirts and dresses tomboys often wear all of the following EXCEPT ____.

• breeches

• britches

• overalls

• skirts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4