Tuck Vocab in Context

But on

reaching the shadows of the first trees, it veered sharply, swung out in a wide arc as if, for the first time, it had

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• capable of being reached

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

In the end, however, it was the cows who were responsible for the wood's isolation,

• a lot of trees

• away from others

• with a lot of people

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Mae's husband, on his back beside her, did not stir. He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded

his daytime face were smoothed and slack.

• jolly

• harsh treatment or constraint

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

And that would

have been a disaster so immense that this weary old earth, owned or not to its fiery core, would have trembled

• huge

• dirty

• anger towards someone

• emotional state of fear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mae Tuck didn't need a mirror,

though she had one propped up on the washstand. She knew very well what she would see in it; her reflection

had long since ceased to interest her.

• go

• stopped

• backward

• forward

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

they'd have noticed

the little spring bubbling up among its roots in spite of the pebbles piled there to conceal it.

• hang

• hide

• shift

• lift

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

"How do, Winnie Foster," said Tuck, shaking Winnie's hand rather solemnly.

• jokingly

• sadly

• seriously

• upset

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

It was a whole new idea to her(Winnie) that people could live in such disarray.

• disorder

• neatness

• disappointment

• loneliness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

It was a whole new idea to her(Winnie) that people could live in such disarray.

How does the word disarray shape the meaning of the text?

• It develops the idea that the Fosters are controlling

• It illustrates Winnie's point of view

• It shows the central conflict

• It illustrates Winnie's feelings for Jesse.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

And that would

have been a disaster so immense that this weary old earth, owned or not to its fiery core, would have trembled

How does immense shape the meaning of the text?

• It shows us Winnie's point of view

• It makes the reader feel happy

• It makes the reader think about the cows.

• It illustrates the problem and builds suspense.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4