Harrison Bergeron vocabulary

If something is unceasing, it...

• happens once in a lifetime

• happens every day

• happens twice a year

• happens constantly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When someone shows vigilance, they

• stay alert and on watch

• sit up straight and keep their eyes ahead

• laugh easily and smile often

• turn on all the lights in a room

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When someone has a speech impediment, they have something that makes speaking

• clearer and easier

• difficult and harder to understand

• sound like singing

• quieter than usual

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If the moon is luminous, we say it is

• just barely showing

• about to be eclipsed

• orange or yellow in color

• glowing brightly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If a scale is calibrated in feet and inches, it is

• set up to measure things in feet and inches

• set up to measure things in any way except feet and inches

• able to measure things longer than one foot

• set up to weigh things heavier than one pound

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.3

When we say something is a hindrance that means that it

• provides a shortcut

• makes something more difficult

• is older than modern times

• is made of solid gold

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When someone feels consternation, they feel

• overjoyed

• furious

• hopeful

• dismayed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If the couple onstage capered, we say they

• danced happily

• sang beautifully

• played nicely

• fought loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When someone cowers, it is because they are

• curious

• helpful

• afraid

• hopeless

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A person who is a baron holds a position of

• lowliness and servitude

• authority and honor

• highest majesty like a king

• service like a waiter

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4