4th Grade Journeys Unit 2 Vocabulary

What does the word luminous mean in the sentence below?
The moon appeared luminous behind the bare branches. 

• dull

• large

• round

• shiny

What does the word awe mean in the sentence below?
The sounds and sights of the thunderstorm filled us with awe. 

• anger

• hope

• joy

• wonder

What does the word conferring mean in the sentence below?
The baseball coach is conferring with his players about their uniform sizes.  

• discussing

• laughing

• seeing

• shouting

What does the word alarmed mean in the sentence below?
Please do not be alarmed by the sound of the siren. 

• amused

• frightened

• punished

• saddened

What does the word daring mean in the sentence below?
She felt daring, so she tried eating olives for the first time.

• brave

• hungry

• interested

• lonely

What does the word dangerous mean in the sentence below?
Crossing in the middle of the road is dangerous.

• full of hope

• showing courage

• likely to cause harm

• requiring a lot of skill

What does the word rainy mean in the sentence below?
The children played inside on the rainy day.

• likely to rain

• having no rain

• likely to be cold

• having a lot of rain

What does the word rocky mean in the sentence below?
James climbed up the rocky hillside.

• very steep

• dry and dusty

• covered with rocks

• moving back and forth

What does the word fluffy mean in the sentence below?
Irene asked to pet the fluffy bunny. 

• easy to see

• hard to hold

• soft to touch

• hard to reach

Rainy

• Dry

• Cold

• Snowing

• Having a lot of rain