Scope Vocabulary: A Christmas Carol

'ambition' is:

• a give up personality

• goal or aim

• a plan

• a guess

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

If something is 'dismal' it is:

• exceptional

• beautiful

• gloomy and depressing

• small

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Lila was so excited that she felt silly an a little dizzy. She was:

• serious

• lethargic

• giddy

• confused

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you 'heed' someone's advice you:

• ignore it

• question it

• pay close attention to it and do what they suggest

• agree with it

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The grandfather was 'miserly.' This means he:

• was tired.

• spent as little money as possible in a stingy way.

• was glamorous.

• was angry.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Jayne had a 'morose' personality. Jayne was:

• shy or timid

• humble

• very loud and boisterous

• extremely serious, unhappy, and quiet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

An ogre is:

• a wart

• a small boat that is operated by paddle

• a frightening giant from myths and fairy tales that eats people

• a narrow, tall tower

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Julia bought a 'shabby' couch. Shabby implies that the couch is:

• old an worn out

• patterned with bright colors

• new and stiff

• very comfortable

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

galvanize means:

• to whisper quietly

• to spy on a person

• to think or reminisce about the past

• to shock or excite a person into taking action

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Joshua felt 'injustice' when he was punished for stealing because he knew he was absolutely innocent. Injustice means:

• fair treatment

• a person's rights are honored

• unfair treatment

• confused/confusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4