The Call of the Wild section 2 vocabulary

In the late 1800s, in order to quickly get important messages to the people participating in the gold rush in the Yukon Territory of Canada, ________________ services were used since the mail system took much longer to arrive.

• mallingerer

• courier

• antagonist

• retrogression

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The __________________ stare of the creature made me tremble in my shoes.

• malignant

• malingerer

• gaunt

• vicarious

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When the same student became “sick” every time there was a test, I realized that he was not really sick and was being a ______________________.

• antagonist

• malignant

• malingerer

• courier

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I tried to __________________ the crying baby by rocking her and giving her a bottle.

• vicarious

• retrogression

• arduous

• appease

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I knew that trek up the steep mountain would be an __________________ task, but I knew the view from the top would be worth it in the end.

• vicarious

• arduous

• disconsolate

• malignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I could count every rib on the __________________, abandoned animal and knew I had to do something to help her.

• disconsolate

• malignant

• malingerer

• gaunt

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When the dog was abandoned in the wild, it went through a __________________ to more primitive ways in order to survive.

• vicarious

• retrogression

• appease

• courier

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When the man approached the dog with a club, the dog knew that this person was his ___________, not his friend.

• antagonist

• courier

• retrogression

• malingerer

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As the voting results came in for student council president, Molly grew ____________ since she realized she would lose the election.

• disconsolate

• malingerer

• malignant

• gaunt

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

After watching the car being swept away after the driver entered the flood waters, my family decided to turn around and not to drive into the water. This would be a _______ experience.

• retrogression

• vicarious

• disconsolate

• appease

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4