Hatchet Section 1 Vocabulary

"The pilot's words were a hiss, barely audible." What does audible mean?

• the beginning or first

• able to be heard

• very quiet

• able to be done

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Brian took another look at the pilot... letting go more gas and wincing." Wincing means...

• winking.

• whining.

• making a painful face.

• making a funny face.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams in the the seat..." Rigid means...

• stiff.

• wriggly.

• into a smile.

• talking.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The pilot did not move except that his head rolled on a neck impossibly loose as the plane hit a small bit of turbulence." Turbulence means...

• a bird.

• tubes in the sky.

• unsteady movement.

• trees.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The plane lurched again, hit more turbulence, and Brian felt the nose drop." Lurched means...

• jerked.

• jumped.

• shook.

• a tall butler.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"...and the engine was so loud, so roaring and consuming and loud, that it ruined any chance for conversation." Consuming means...

• to eat or drink.

• taking over everything else.

• to take away.

• to give.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"There had been the initial excitement, of course. He had never flown in a single-engine plane before..." Initial means...

• extreme.

• minimal.

• beggining.

• scary.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"There was a moment's hesitation before the answer. 'Your signal is breaking up and I lost most of it.'" Hesitation means...

• scared.

• nervous.

• small amount of time.

• pause.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"He had a vague feeling that he was wrong to keep heading as the plane was heading, a feeling that he might be going off in the wrong direction." Vague means...

• certain

• unclear

• nervous

• inflexible

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"He repeated the radio call seventeen times at ten-minute intervals, working on what he would do between transmissions." Intervals means...

• a break in time.

• phone calls.

• movements.

• time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4