NCL56&RL510 The End Chapter 4 Comprehension

Read the sentence. Match the correct vocabulary word with the sentence that it best fits.

He quickly became ________________ to her messy ways.

• palatable (adj.) (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

• barometer (n) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

   

   

• tiresome (adj.) causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

• accustomed (adj.) customary; usual.

• diabolical (adj.) showing evil ingenuity or wickedness

Read the sentence. Match the correct vocabulary word with the sentence that it best fits.

Laundry never seems to end and is a ____________ but necessary chore.

• palatable (adj.) (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

• barometer (n) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

   

   

• tiresome (adj.) causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

• accustomed (adj.) customary; usual.

• diabolical (adj.) showing evil ingenuity or wickedness

Read the sentence. Match the correct vocabulary word with the sentence that it best fits.

She did not find his onion juice and banana smoothie  _____________.

• palatable (adj.) (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

• barometer (n) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

   

   

• tiresome (adj.) causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

• accustomed (adj.) customary; usual.

• diabolical (adj.) showing evil ingenuity or wickedness

Read the sentence. Match the correct vocabulary word with the sentence that it best fits.

The ____________ indicated that a low-pressure system was moving into the area and that a storm would soon be upon them.

• palatable (adj.) (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

• barometer (n) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

   

   

• tiresome (adj.) causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

• accustomed (adj.) customary; usual.

• diabolical (adj.) showing evil ingenuity or wickedness

Read the sentence. Match the correct vocabulary word with the sentence that it best fits.

The criminal's ______________ plan resulted in a series of horrible crimes.

• palatable (adj.) (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

• barometer (n) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

   

   

• tiresome (adj.) causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

• accustomed (adj.) customary; usual.

• diabolical (adj.) showing evil ingenuity or wickedness

Read the following exert from the text.

“Nowadays most books are sold with their pages already separated, but some years ago each page was attached to the next, so you needed an implement to slice open the folds of paper and read the book."

Which of the following definitions matches the way implement is being used in this sentence?

• (noun) a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, especially as used for a particular purpose.

• (verb) put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

Read the following excerpt from Chapter 4.

“Violet, Klaus, and Sunny … wondered if they really had reached a place that was far from the world's treachery or if the world's treachery was just hidden someplace, the way Count Olaf was hidden somewhere very nearby at that very moment. “

Which details from the story BEST support the idea that something treacherous might be happening on the island?

• "Everyone is taken in here," Ishmael said…”Would you like some cordial?"

• "I certainly wouldn't force you, Sherman, but I do think it would be best if that grater were thrown away."

•  (Ismael’s) tone was very cordial, but the children could hear something less cordial almost hidden in his voice, the way a coastal shelf is almost hidden by water.

• “If you keep prying into the affairs of the island, people are going to think you're unkind–just like Friday thought Olaf was unkind. So, don't rock the boat.”

A catchphrase (n.) is a well-known sentence or phrase, associated with a particular famous person. 

If Ismael had a catchphrase, what would it MOST likely be?

• I’m not going to force you.

• It

  depends on how you look at it.

• Call me Ish.

• An excellent decision

Read the following exert from the text.

"My sister is something of a chef," Violet explained, "and was suggesting that she could prepare some Japanese dishes for the colony if there were any wasabi to be had." The younger Baudelaires gave their sister a brief nod.

Why did Sunny and Klaus give Violet a nod when she mentioned wasabi?

• Sunny and Klaus were agreeing with Violet that wassabi would make the bland island food taste better

• Violet was signaling a code word to her siblings that Count Olaf had been spotted

• Wassabi contains horseradish which is the antidote for the deadly medusoid mycelium

• Wassabi is Sunny's spice of choice for the majority of her favorite culinary dishes

According to the text, there were multiple situations where the Baudelaires found themselves being stared at by a large group of people.

Which examples were listed in Chapter 4?

• When they were on stage during Count Olaf's play the Marvelous Marriage

• When they were students at Prufrock Preparatory

  School

• During their time at the horrible hospital when Violet almost lost her dead during the surgery

• During their time spent in the Village of Fowl

  Devotees