Bridge to Terabithia Ch. 1-2 Vocabulary

"When you were the only boy smashed between four sisters, and the older two had despised you ever since you stopped letting them dress you up and wheel you around in their rusty old carriage..." What does despised mean in this sentence?

• very hot

• real or authentic

• hated someone or something

• love someone or something

"And step on it. These grits are scorching at the bottom of the pot already." What does scorching mean in this sentence?

• very hot

• real or authentic

• hated someone or something

• love someone or something

"When they would catch him scribbling, they'd screech about waste - wasted time, wasted paper, wasted ability." What does screech mean in this sentence?

• made a loud, piercing noise or cry

• real or authentic

• hated someone or something

• love someone or something

"She said he was 'unusually talented,' and she hoped he wouldn't let anything discourage him, but would 'keep it up.' That meant, Jess believed, that she thought he was the best." What does discourage mean in this sentence?

• made a loud, piercing noise or cry

• real or authentic

• caused someone to lose confidence

• love someone or something

"So the students of Lark Creek Elementary sat at their desks all Friday, their hearts thumping with anticipation as they listened to the joyful pandemonium pouring out from their teacher's room..." What does pandemonium mean in this sentence?

• made a loud, piercing noise or cry

• real or authentic

• caused someone to lose confidence

• chaos or uproar

Match the words

• strange or unusual

• peculiar

• a road or path over something

• bridge

• real or authentic

• genuine