Vocabulary Review Chapters 4-7 Tuck Everlasting

What does galling mean as it is used in the sentence? Still, it was galling to have to admit that I was wrong.

• embarrassed

• annoying

• believable

• right

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does eagerness mean? In my eagerness to get to the bus stop, I slipped on the ice and fell, spilling the coffees in my hand all over the sidewalk.

• excitement

• speed

• wonder

• not paying attention

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does elated mean? The boys were elated when the soccer team made the play-offs.

• sad

• surprised

• disbelieving

• joyful

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What word means "hesitated and stumbled because of being unsure"?

• galling

• solemnly

• elated

• faltered

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which example shows vanity?

• Harry isn't the best on the team, but he tries really hard all the time.

• Bri knows she's the best artist in sixth grade, but she never brags or talks about herself.

• Valerie thinks she's the prettiest and smartest in the class. She often tells us so.

• Calvin is embarrassed when people tell him how athletic and handsome he is. He is uncomfortable with people praising him.

Which word means "in a serious way that shows authority"?

• solemnly

• sternly

• consolingly

• self-assurance

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CCSS.L.5.4A

What does the word "solemnly" mean? I solemnly swore to tell the truth.

• in a dishonest way

• in a quiet, shy way

• in a loud way

• in a sincere, formal way

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why would someone speak to someone else consolingly?

• to give comfort

• to give confidence

• to give punishment

• to offer advice

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

The older boy was scornful of the sixth grader's gaming abilities. "Yeah, I'm sure you're really on that level," the older boy scoffed. What does scornful mean?

• a feeling of pride

• full of happiness

• expressing ridicule and mockery

• full of jealousy and disbelief

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word completes the sentence? The soldiers marched ________ into the Capitol for the funeral of the Supreme Court justice.

• elated

• scornful

• consolingly

• solemnly

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C