Ch 1-9 Boy in the Striped Pajamas

He mustered all his courage to speak up to the principal about the injustice of shutting down the block party.

What does the word "mustered" mean as it is used in the sentence?

• to gather

• to assemble troops

• separate

• to call

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

The hallways were desolate after all the bell rang and the students were in class.

As used in this sentence, desolate means...

• happy

• the feeling of being abandoned

• lonely

• deserted

Mrs. Dury's exasperation at being interrupted so many times during instructions was understandable.

Which is NOT the correct definition of exasperation as it is used in the sentence?

• irritation

• enjoyment

• annoyance

• displeasure

Jeremiah was __________________ to the principal's office after he had a fight in the hallway.

What vocabulary word best fills the blank?

• obliged

• convicted

• summoned

• diverted

Jonathon said he did not hit the other student. His conviction was so strong that he tried to prove that he didn't do it by asking the principal to look at the cameras.

What does the word conviction mean in this sentence?

• a fixed or firm belief

• guilty of an offense

• uncertainty

• aggressiveness

The students who did not get their way became so ___________, that the teacher had to call home and write referrals.

What vocabulary word best fits this sentence?

• exasperated

• peckish

• insolent

• obliged

During class, Mr. Loyet became very peckish because he forgot his lunch and he hadn't eaten breakfast, either.

What is an antonym of peckish?

• full or satisfied

• hungry

• malnourished

• famished

Mariah was texting on her phone during class. She tried to hide it in a book, but the teacher caught her. She had already been asked several times to put it away, so when the teacher asked to hold on to it, Mariah obliged.

What does the word "obliged" mean as it is used in this sentence?

• to put one in a debt of gratitude

• appreciative

• released

• under obligation

Niketia didn't want to take a vocabulary quiz, so she created a _____________ to disrupt class.

Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence?

• diversion

• coincide

• exasperation

• mustered

The math test, vocabulary test, and social studies test all coincided on the same day.

Which definition is the best fit for "coincided" as it is used in the sentence?

• equal

• join

• occur simultaneously

• accompany