"The Jacket" by Gary Soto Vocabulary

Bitter most nearly means:

• shrink or wrinkle

• to make the sound of frustration

• a pattern that blends in with the background of nature

• having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet; sour

Vinyl most nearly means:

• severe or fierce

• happy and satisfied with the way things are

• synthetic plastic material used for goods that are cheap

• to be gloomy

Profile most nearly means:

• side view of an object, especially of the human head

• chemically made; used for materials

• a pattern that blends in with the background of nature (brown and green)

Answer explanation

Animals and people utilize camouflage. Why?

Braille most nearly means:

• to make a sound of frustration similar to a hog

• having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet; sour

• a system of writing print for use by those who are visually impaired or blind, read by touch of raised dots

Answer explanation

Have you ever seen braille? Where?

Propeller most nearly means:

• a spinning blade used to move a boat or airplane forward

• a stationary part of a motor

All of the following are synonyms for shrivel except:

• wither

• wilt

• dry up

• bloom

All of the following are synonyms for vicious except:

• brutal

• ferocious

• violent

• gentle

Answer explanation

In what scenarios would an animal become vicious?

What is an antonym for content?

• a. discontented

• b. dissatisfied

• c. pleased

• d. both a and b

In which scenario would someone make a grunting sound?

• a. when lifting heavy furniture

• b. when you got off the couch after playing a double-header the previous day

• c. when in pain from a broken bone

• all of the above

The following are synonyms for mope except:

• bliss

• sulk

• grieve

• brood