James and the Giant Peach Vocab Quiz #1

Jiffy means...

• A long amount of time

• No time at all

• A short amount of time

• A length of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Ramshackle means...

• Made with great care

• A Shack

• A piece of furniture

• Poorly made, falling apart

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Peculiar means...

• Odd or strange

• Short and small

• Large and tall

• Funny and goofy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In which sentence is Spectacles used correctly?

• That man is spectacles

• Spectacles are cool pants

• The old man wore large spectacles

• Spectacles are large hats someone wears in the summer.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Musty means...

• Mustard

• Fresh and clean

• Moldy or stale

• Dirty and nasty

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In which sentence is gizzard used correctly?

• Humans have large gizzards

• Gizzards are what grizzly bears have on their paws.

• That gizzard on the lizard is so tiny!

• That birds gizzard is huge!

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Froth means..

• Cold and freezing

• bubbles or foam on top of, or in, a liquid

• Super hot and boiling

• Wet

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In which sentence is grim used correctly?

• Grim means to be happy and jolly.

• Clowns are always grim.

• The sky looked grim and dark.

• Lets be grim and have a good time!

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Blossom means..

• Dead flowers

• Pollen of a flower

• The petals on a flower

• A flower or cluster of flowers

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In which sentence is bulging used correctly?

• Don't be rude and bulge the nice lady.

• The rabbit is bulging the carrot

• His eyes were bulging out of his head as he was so angry.

• The cat has bulging fur on its tail.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A