Loser- Novel Vocab words Chapter 1-8

She keeps an eye on his lower lip to see if it will quiver.

• to shake or tremble

• to laugh

• to flap

• flowing around in the breeze

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He cannot believe how free he is. Giddy with freedom and speed, he runs to the end of the block, turns right and runs on.

What does giddy mean?

• angry

• extremely happy

• confused

• lost

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They must run against something. Against each other. It is their instinct.

What does instinct mean?

• Competition

• free and fast

• typical behavior

• abnormal

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First graders can be so unpredictable. What does unpredictable mean?

• steady

• unchanging

• unable to know what might happen next

• knowing what is going to happen

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“There are no other constraints. Not a fence in sight. No grown-up hand to hold. Nothing but the bright wide world in front of him.” (3-4)

What does the underlined word mean?

• limit or restriction

• lost in the world

• arguing

• changes

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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The class is atwitter. What does atwitter mean?

• running in circles

• nervously excited

• sending tweets to their friends

• jumping up and down

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she pauses dramatically, she opens her eyes wide as if seeing in the wonderful future...."tintinnabulation" What does tintinnabulation mean?

• a ringing or tinkling sound of bells

• a looking glass into the future

• breaking apart

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Audible gasps come from the sea of wide-eyed, oh mouthed faces.

What does audible mean?

• awful

• sound heard

• cries

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A few shake their heads in vigorous denial. What does vigorous mean?

• wasteful

• nodding

• done with force or energy

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Things keep happening that rekindle the excitement of the first day.

What does rekindle mean?

• mix up

• remake

• stop

• start up again

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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