Wedgie and Gizmo Vocabulary Chapters 7-9

Page 53 - "Get me a pen and paper, Elliot, so that I may write a farewell to my beloved Gweneviere. Open a window, so that I may summon a pigeon to carry my good-bye."

What is a synonym (word that means the same) for summon?

• ask a question of

• send for

• buy something

• carry something

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Page 54 - "Alas, what a tragedy! The cavies are waiting for me to become their king. To rule their cavy world. But if I perish, they will never know the glory of leaving their cages and living free!"

What is the meaning of perish?

• escape

• flee

• tragedy

• die

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Page 59 - " I have read about these devices. In Elliot's comic books, X-ray beams are shot at Evil Villains to disintegrate them!"

What is the meaning of disintegrate?

• hide

• light up

• break up into small pieces

• study

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Page 68 - "Hello again, dear reader. I am pleased to report that I have convinced Elliot to return to his role as my faithful servant."

What is an antonym (word that means the opposite) for faithful?

• loyal

• helpful

• unhelpful

• disloyal

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Page 69 - " This morning, she brought a device into his room, the likes of which I have never seen before. It is called the Biju Ting Ting Scalp Massager. When she places it over my backside, wave of relaxation roll up my spine."

What is meaning of the word device?

• a thing made for a purpose

• toy

• computer

• a plan

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Page 69 - "When she places it on my backside, waves of relaxation roll up my spine. My eyes close and a strange purring sound comes from my throat. I fall into a trance and cannot move."

What is the meaning of the word trance?

• hole

• sleep

• daze, dream like state

• soft sound

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Page 69 - " I fall into a trance and cannot move. This device could be used by my enemies to entrap me. It must be destroyed!"

What is the meaning of the word entrap?

• hurt

• catch

• scare

• remove

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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