War Horse 7-8

adjective

tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.

"The scared boy was _______________ to approach the tiger."

• hesitant

• devotion

• hideous

• sporadic

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

noun:

an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets. A short argument.

"The football team was meeting their rivals on Friday for the ________________."

• skirmish

• desolate

• incessant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

noun:

love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.

"The ____________ NFL players have to the game only enhances their performance on the field."

• devotion

• inexorably

• galvanize

• hesitant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

"The _______________ whirring of the machine was beginning to give me a headache."

• incessant

• ominous

• sporadic

• desolate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

"The sand-filled desert was ___________, except for a few small reptiles and plants."

• desolate

• sporadic

• galvanize

• skirmish

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

"Timmy was not as prepared as his classmates and is _________________ about turning assignments in.

• sporadic

• incessant

• hideous

• hesitant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

"The fog along the hills created an ______________ atmosphere and I could a chill running up my spine."

• ominous

• devotion

• desolate

• incessant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

verb

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

The urgency in the man's voice _________________ the crowd into action.

• galvanize

• ominous

• inexorably

• desolate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

impossible to stop or prevent.

"The march of technology is _________________"

• inexorable

• hideous

• galvanize

• devotion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

adjective

ugly or disgusting to look at.

"The strange creature looked __________ and had slime dripping from its mouth."

• hideous

• skirmish

• ominous

• sporadic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4