Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

I will __________________ if I should bring an umbrella. There is a chance of rain.

• aloof

• retort

• contemplate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The boy was always looking to start a fight. He was very ___________________.

• belligerent

• apprehensive

• bewildered

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The new girl in class did not feel very welcomed because all of the other girls were _____________________.

• belligerent

• aloof

• reprehensible

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The ______________sound of her voice was starting to put me to sleep.

• Contorted

• Dejected

• Monotonous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

All of the sad stories on the news make me feel _______________.

• Monotonous

• Dejected

• Jeered

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The teacher felt intense ________________when she saw the vandalized classroom.

• Indignation

• Contemplation

• Aloofness

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The gymnast was able to _____________her body due to her flexibility.

• deject

• contort

• retort

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

I was ________________ by the difficult puzzle.

• bewildered

• crestfallen

• writhed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4