AWT Chapters 8, 9, 10

“But my dear child you are, hysterical the man thought at her. Name the part of speech for "hysterical".

What is the part of speech for "annihilate"?

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

• metaphor

“I’ve been in such a swivet--It may not do any good, but at least I can try.” What is the part of speech for swivet?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

Calvin’s eyes lit up with hope, and his eyes, which had been somber, regained their usual sparkle. Choose the best synonym for "somber".

• destroy

• panic

• flow

• drab

Charles Wallace shook his head, and scorn and disapproval seemed to emanate from him. What does emanate mean?

• to glow brightly

• to come out from a source

• to sing freely

• a state of extreme agitation

“My, he looks a mess, doesn’t he?” Charles Wallace said, and sniggered. What part of speech is sniggered?

She moved her hand brusquely across his line of vision, but he did not blink. Which synonym replaces brusquely best?

• quickly

• bluntly

• fiercely

• angrily

“But they’re Mrs. Who’s, they aren’t mine,” she explained, not realizing that her words would sound like mumbo jumbo to him. Choose the best synonym for mumbo jumbo.

• a mess

• fire

• english

• gibberish

He slapped his hand against the translucent column. “It seems solid enough.” What does translucent mean?

• opaque

• clear

• strong

• firm

Then she grabbed her own glasses out of her pocket and put them on, and her myopic eyes were able to focus. What is the part of speech of myopic?

• verb

• pronoun

• noun

• adjective