The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.

• defiant

• mixed together

• not matching

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

...the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up a civilization and live out their lives.

• society with government, jobs, etc.

• utopia

• terrible place

• tropical jungle

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

...the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world...

• shocked

• upset

• confused

• joyful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

...these children who could [n]ever remember a time when there wasn't rain...they could not recall.

• rejoice

• respond

• remember

• reconsider

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Aw, you didn't write that!" protested one of the boys.

• showed you are against something

• provided evidence for something

• showed you are confused

• gave instructions

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Now the rain was slackening...

• looking different

• going steadily

• gaining speed

• slowing down

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

They turned themselves like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes.

• worried or excited

• calm and collected

• poised and ready

• elevated and talkative

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

...she watched the drenched windows.

• very wet

• see-through

• opaque

• decorated

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

There was talk [of]...taking her back to Earth next year; it seemed vital to her that they do so.

• necessary

• optional

• desired

• opportunistic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Well, don't wait around here!" cried the boy savagely.

• excitedly

• suspiciously

• carefully

• angrily

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3