The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Breadth means:

• To be narrow

• Tall

• Growth

• Width

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Excursion means:

• An incision

• An expedition or vacation

• A day-dream; dreamy meditation

• Natural attitude

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why did Miss Stoner visit Sherlock Holmes?

• She thought someone stole her inheritance.

• Her sister has been kidnapped, and she wants to go find her.

• Her sister died, and she's worried it wasn't an accident.

• Her stepfather has tropic animals in their home, and she wants them removed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Notorious means:

• Widely and unfavorably known

• Gloomy; sullen

• About to happen; eminent

• Favored by many

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Reverie means:

• A hunch; guess

• A vacation; expedition

• A day-dream; dreamy meditation

• Natural attitude

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Who wrote "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"

• Sherlock Holmes

• Arthur Conan Doyle

• Arthur Sherlock Holmes

• Arthur Conan Smith

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Disposition means:

• Tendency or natural attitude

• An educated guess

• Width

• A day-dream; Dreamy meditation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Writhe means:

• To be forced, or compelled

• To commit (often to a crime)

• To be paralyzed with fear

• Twist about, or squirm in pain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Sherlock Holmes

• Helen Stoner

• Watson

• Mr. Roylott

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Perpetrate means:

• To twist or squirm in pain

• To be forced; compelled

• To commit (often to a crime)

• To accuse someone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4