Number the Stars Vocabulary List 1

“Halte!” the soldier ordered in a stern voice.

What does "stern" mean?

• worthy of being chosen

• laugh at with contempt and derision

• strict and demanding

• smile contemptuously

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

She was a stocky ten-year-old, unlike lanky Annemarie.

What does "lanky" mean?

• tall and thin and having long slender limbs

• a deliberate act of destruction or disruption

• smile contemptuously

• short and stocky

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

That meant two helmets, two sets of cold eyes glaring at her, and four tall shiny boots planted firmly on the sidewalk, blocking her path to home.

What does "glaring" mean?

• worthy of being chosen

• beneath the surface of the water

• looking strict and demanding

• looking at with a fixed or angry gaze

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

But Annemarie heard Mama and Papa talk, sometimes at night, about the news they received that way: news of sabotage against the Nazis, bombs hidden and exploded in the factories that produced war materials, and industrial railroad lines damaged so that the goods couldn’t be transported.

What does "sabotage" mean?

• having or revealing little emotion

• the act of being worthy of being chosen

• a deliberate act of destruction or disruption

• looked strict and demanding

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Each morning, he had come from the palace on his horse, Jubilee, and ridden alone through the streets of Copenhagen, greeting his people.

What does "jubilee" mean?

• noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

• a special anniversary or the celebration of it

• the act of being worthy of being chosen

• in a rebellious manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Her fingers moved rapidly, turning the thin white thread into an intricate narrow border. What does "intricate" mean?

• messy

• being chosen

• silent

• elaborate or fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Then she hesitated and glanced at her mother, fearful that she had said the wrong thing, the thing that would bring the pained look to her mother’s face What does "hesitated" mean?

• pause or hold back in uncertainty

• to give or restore confidence in someone

• to hurry up and go on

• to elaborate or add details

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

He was a tall teenager with thick glasses, stooped shoulders, and (a)   hair. What word belongs in the blank?

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

“And I suppose they took a big basket of pink-frosted cupcakes with them,” Annemarie said sarcastically to her sister.

What does "sarcastic" mean?

• look at with a fixed or angry gaze

• tall and thin and having long slender limbs

• strict and demanding

• expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The door opened and Kirsti stomped in, her face tear-stained and glowering. What does "glower" mean?

• look disappointed

• look heartbroken

• look angry

• look excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4