It [the water] was clear to the bottom and bright with the efflorescence of the tropical weed and coral.

• blossoming

• hardening

• tightening

• wilting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brillance of the lagoon.

• exposing

• enveloping

• blossoming

• stripping

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ralph used one hand as a fulcrum and pressed down with the other till the shell rose, dripping, and Piggy could make a grab

• restraint

• obstruction

• deterrance

• hinge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence.

• darkness

• radiance

• gloominess

• somberness

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The note bloomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penatrating than ever before.

• harsh

• moderate

• pleasant

• genial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Even the choir applauded: and the freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification.

• respect

• glory

• humiliation

• reverance

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Then, with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children, he picked up the conch...

• laziness

• enthusiastic feelings

• lack of spirit

• indolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

There was pushing and pulling and officious cries

• restrained

• silent

• withdrawn

• obliging

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The air moved a little faster and became a light wind, so that leeward and windward side were clearly differentiated.

• the side that is sheltered from the wind

• the side that is against the wind

• The side that is exposed to the wind

• The side that is affected by the wind

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Any day there may be a ship out there" --he waved his arm at the taut wire of the horizon...

• loose

• slack

• tight

• flaccid

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4