Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief - Mid-Unit (Vocabulary)

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

Which would be the best synonym (similar meaning) to "demonic"?

• presence

• teacher

• evil

• Minotaur

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word "domain" mean as it is used in this sentence?

• a mountain or high peak

• a dangerous place

• an area controlled by a ruler

• the back of an airplane, near the engine

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

“Somebody else who wants to take over?” I guessed. “Yes, quite. Someone who harbors a grudge, who has been unhappy with his lot since the world was divided eons ago, whose kingdom would grow powerful with the deaths of millions.”

Which definition of "harbors" matches the way the word is used in the sentence above?

• noun - a protected inlet of the sea or lake - synonym: port, dock

• verb (transitive) - to serve as a place of protection; to conceal or hide - synonym: haven, retreat

• verb (transitive) - to hold an emotion, thought or belief in the mind, cling to - synonym: maintain

• verb (intransitive) - to take shelter - synonym: retreat

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word immortal comes from the the prefix "im-" (not) and the root "mort" (death).

What do you think "immortal" means?

• dead

• mortal

• live forever

• live in the underworld

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

“I started feeling cranky and irritable most of the time.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of "irritable"?

• feeling

• cranky

• most

• started

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

“All three women looked ancient, with pale faces wrinkled like fruit leather, silver hair tied back in white bandanas, bony arms sticking out of bleached cotton dresses.”

Which words in this sentence do NOT help in understanding the meaning of "ancient"?

• wrinkled like fruit leather

• silver hair

• bony arms

• white bandanas

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

“I remembered Mr. Brunner’s serious expression, his thousand-year-old eyes. I will accept only the best from you, Percy Jackson.”

Which definition of "expression" matches the way the word is used in the sentence above?

• Noun - a pressing out or squeezing of juice

• Noun - representing in art, music; symbols

• Noun - showing a feeling, look that shows meaning or feeling

• Noun - a symbol(s) demonstrating a mathematical fact or operation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word unkind comes from the prefix "un-" (not) and the root word "kind" (nice)?

What do you think "unkind" means?

• mean

• nice

• not

• funny

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word expulsion comes from the the root "expel" or "expul" (to drive out) and the suffix "-ion" (an action).

What do you think "expulsion" means?

• include

• invite

• bring together

• sent away

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

“I don’t have any memories of [my father] just this sort of warm glow, maybe the barest trace of his smile.”

Which definition of "trace' matches the way the word is used in the sentence above?

• noun - a path or trail created by people or vehicles

• noun - a evidence left by a person or event from the past

• verb - to determine the source by investigation

• verb - to draw, sketch, or outline

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4