Cliff Hanger Vocabulary

The hikers trekked across the snow.

• traveled slowly

• rappelled

• ran wildly

• slipped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Jorge foresaw trouble.

• knew beforehand

• started or caused

• avoided

• worried about

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

The shaft led to the roof.

• tall, narrow window

• stairs or a long ladder

• long, narrow hole

• door or gate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Hand me that coil of rope.

• long piece

• very short piece

• circular-shaped piece

• lasso

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The small village lay just beyond the ridge.

• narrow chain of hills

• mountain peak

• plateau

• skyscraper

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The mountain climbers were ready for their descent.

• climb up

• picnic

• hike

• climb down

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Where the old building had been was now a void.

• new structure

• grove of trees

• empty space

• large tent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Choose the word that is related to the underlined word.

Sam loves his geography class.

• geology

• germ

• gemstone

• gear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word that is related to the underlined word.

I read the film script.

• science

• screen

• description

• ripped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word that is related to the underlined word.

The weather forecast is for rain.

• forty

• foretell

• forever

• forget

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C