Seventh Grade Short Story Vocabulary

The opposite of a smile is a

• whimper

• scowl

• giggle

• leer

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When this word is used as a verb, it means to "attempt to deceive someone." The word is ...

• propel

• ferocity

• portly

• bluff

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A firmly held belief or opinion is a

• conviction

• populace

• quiver

• catechism

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

He had to __________ the sky looking for the spacecraft entering the atmosphere.

• propel

• scan

• linger

• trudge

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

This is the state of being wild, scary, and fierce.

• anxious

• ferocity

• sheepish

• portly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Caught me napping," the security guard said ___________ to his boss.

• ferocity

• portly

• sheepishly

• bluff

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

People in general are considered as a whole ________________.

• linger

• elective

• portly

• populace

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The portly man ate ten donuts for breakfast each day. Portly means:

• slim

• hungry

• fat

• unhealthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To catapult a rock is to ____________ it.

• propel

• displace

• trudge

• scan

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Art is considered an __________, as well as dance, chorus, and orchestra in school.

• conviction

• essential

• elective

• introspective

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4