Wordly Wise Lesson 12

The principal ______to their request for more time at lunch when he heard their compelling argumenet. He understood more time would lead to better manners and a cleaner lunchroom

• refused

• acceded

• denied

• laughed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Warren Buffet may be one of the wealthiest people in the world, but he is not _____. He lives in the same home he bought 1958 and drives a car from 2014.

• wasteful

• a Kardashian

• ostentatious

• philanthropist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

It is _____to your teachers when you do not do your work. We spend copious amounts of time designing assignmnets and offering you time in school to work or ask for help.

• obvious

• disrespectful

• rude

• irksome

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Although destroying stuff can be fun, when your parents ask you to take down the fort you built it is best to carefully ______it so that pillows and blankets don't go flying.

• dismatle

• store

• execute

• augment

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Many young children are afraid to ______their heads in water even if they like to swim.

• reticent

• unable

• dehydrate

• immerse

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

He was such a _____painter that his artwork sells for less money because there is such an abundance of his work.

• reclusive

• renown

• prolific

• prestegious

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Ms. Freidlander tries to get kids who are ____to talk about their feelings with her. She explains how inportant it is to talk and open up.

• precarious

• furious

• excited

• reticent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The website ETSY and craft fairs are such great places for _____to sell what they make. I love seeing how creative people can be. I much prefer to buy a handmade gift to one that was mass produced.

• philanthropists

• sculptors

• collectors

• artisans

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Although it seems easier to make _____decisions, I know it is best to think about them and even make a list of pros and cons.

• unseelmly

• arbitrary

• crucial

• bizarre

Micah became a _____ after pitching her ideas on Shark Tank to manufacture shoes that would never smell

• philanthropist

• affluence

• renown

• tycoon

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D