SHADES OF MEANING

Even though he had practiced quite a bit, Jacob McCrosky was ________ before his piano recital.

• terrified

• panicked

• nervous

• frightened

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Eva ________ toward the finish line.

• jogged

• raced

• scurried

• rushed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Jacob Million cooked a __________ breakfast this morning.

• terrific

• delicious

• good

• fantastic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Steven was ___________ when the packaged arrived two days early.

• surprised

• shocked

• amazed

• stunned

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mrs. Stine drank her Mountain Dew slowly, taking only small _________.

• gulps

• drinks

• sips

• swallows

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Jalil stared across the ________ desert and wondered how anyone could cross it.

• large

• towering

• vast

• oversized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Taylor was __________ after hiking ten miles up the mountain.

• exhausted

• drowsy

• tired

• sleepy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Keke _______ the door lightly so she would not wake the baby.

• pounded

• tapped

• rapped

• thumped

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Connor _______ his spelling homework on time.

• ended

• terminated

• finished

• concluded

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Brady was soaked to the skin after he got caught in the _________.

• drizzle

• rain

• downpour

• sprinkle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D