"The Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary

Her husband interposed. "There, there, mother," he said hastily

• posed

• interrupted

• shouted

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The white haired old lady knitted placidly by the fire.

• quicly

• gently

• quietly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."

• calmly

• happily

• uncertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the lucky charm, as his son, with a solemn face somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.

• knowledge

• suspiciousness

• gullibility

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

She brought the stranger, who seemed ill at ease, into the room. He gazed at her furtively and listened patiently as she welcomed him.

• secretly

• loudly

• happily while smiling

• quietly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

"I'm afraid it'll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you."

• generous

• happy

• greedy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

On a scale from 1-4, how difficult is this assignment?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation--the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy.

• determination

• lack of interest

• feelings

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

"I won't," said his friend doggedly. "I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.

• firmly

• quietly

• loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and necessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired lady knitting placidly by the fire

• danger

• adventures

• security

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4