Vocabulary: The One and Only Ivan, p.1-127

The freeway billboard has a drawing of Mack in his clown clothes and Stella on her hind legs and an angry animal with fierce eyes and unkempt hair.

Without changing the meaning, which word would best replace unkempt in the sentence?

• unkind

• dirty

• messy

• combed

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Ivan says that the workers have given up on catching Bob because he is so wily.

What is the meaning of wily?

• slippery

• hairy and smelly

• busy

• quick and sly

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The text says that humans forage through the stores.

What is the meaning of forage?

• search

• wash

• walk

• forrest

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Ivan thinks he is the only gorilla left in the world, but he says that he tries not to dwell on it.

What does dwell mean as used in this sentence?

• draw pictures about

• think about over and over

• live in

• make his bed

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Bob sneaks into crevices to hide. What is a crevice?

• crack

• closet

• tree

• curtain

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Bob says just what he thinks. Ivan says that Bob is not always tactful. What is an ANTONYM of tactful?

• polite

• rude

• immature

• graceful

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When the boy fell into the gorilla's domain at the zoo, Ivan imagined that his parents scolded him.

What does scolded mean?

• hugged

• grounded

• talked harshly to

• rewarded with candy

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Stella had to help coax Ruby out of the truck. What does coax mean?

• pull

• trick

• carry

• persuade

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Ivan kept sulking when Ruby got all of the attention.

What does sulking mean?

• laughing

• pouting

• hiding

• drawing

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Ivan says that some of his visitors don't linger the way they used to. Which word is a synonym for linger?

• smell

• stay

• leave

• look

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4