The Pigman CH 12-15 Vocabulary

After being hit with a baseball, the boy had a huge knot ______ from his forehead. It looked like an egg!

• frenzied

• protruding

• maladjusted

• deliberately

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Teachers give students tests to determine their ______ in the skills that have been taught. We need to know if they are able to do what we have shown them.

• cackling

• incongruous

• proficiency

• finality

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When John kissed Lorraine, she looked at him _______. She did not have a great deal of self-confidence and was unsure about what had just happened.

• frenzied

• deliberately

• disheartened

• sheepishly

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The walls were bare, there was no furniture in the room, and dust had settled on the floor. It was _____ with the rest of the room that there was a green, flowering plant that looked well taken care of siting on the table!

• disheartened

• incongruous

• bleak

• cackling

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Norton _____ as he called Lorraine a "screech owl". John did not find it even close to funny.

• cackled

• protruded

• forsaken

• audibly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The girl was _____ when she heard she did not make the cheerleading squad. She felt this was her one chance to fit in and had now lost all of her confidence.

• bleak

• proficient

• cackled

• disheartened

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The new puppy's behavior was ______. He was so excited to be in his new home and was running and jumping around all over the place!

• protruded

• bleak

• frenzied

• incongruous

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Lorraine may describe herself as _______. She struggles to fit in, feels uneasy in social settings, and has trouble dealing with every day stress.

• maladjusted

• bleak

• forsaken

• deliberate

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The _____ puppy sat on the side of the road. It's owner had abandoned it and didn't even leave it food or try to find it a home.

• autopsy

• proficient

• deliberate

• forsaken

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The teacher made the alarm sound _____ so that the students would hear it loud and clear. They would know when it was time to start and stop the test.

• deliberate

• bleak

• audible

• sheepish

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4