Unit 1 Vocabulary

Mike could never hang out with his friends after school because he had to watch his little sisters. He would rather have been at the skate park with his buddies, but this was his family responsibility, whether he liked it or not.

• reputation

• dignity

• burden

Patrick knew he would get in big trouble if his sixth grade report card looked like his fifth grade report card. He therefore started sixth grade with great study habits and focus in class.

• burden

• trait

• transform

Andrea's older sister was often in trouble at school. When Andrea showed up on the first day, she felt like all of her teachers already knew her and expected her to be like her sister.

• reputation

• dignity

• reluctant

Julio worried that the speech he was asked to give would go horribly wrong. He tried to think of any way to get out of it.

• reputation

• reluctant

• trait

Reggie felt there wasn't any way to get out of this mess. His mom's favorite lamp was shattered, and he was the only one who was in the room.

• dignity

• transform

• despair

Markus wanted to make sure he made his parents proud on the special occasion. He wore his best clothes, combed his hair neatly, stood straight, and spoke politely the entire night.

• despair

• dignity

• reluctant

Sonora is so soft-hearted. Whenever someone else is crying, she cries, too!

• trait

• burden

• despair

Micah's backpack was such a heavy ______ that carrying it gave him shoulder pain.

• despair

• burden

• trait

She refused to lie because she didn't want to lose her sense of _________.

• dignity

• reputation

• transform

Several animals share the bizarre _____ that they can completely freeze and come back to life.

• dignity

• trait

• reluctant