Unit 9 Week 3

What does the word spindly mean as it is used in the passage?

• unusually tall or long, and thin

• ripping it up or shredding it

• to have caused a situation

• dried out or become old

What does the word ratcheted mean as it is used in the passage?

• caused a thing to rise or fall in steady

• dried out or become old

• ripping up or shredding it

• tall or long, and thin

What does the word withered mean as it is used in the passage?

• tall or long, and thin.

• ripping up or shredding it

• dried out or become old

• caused a situation

What does the phrase tearing up mean as it is used in the passage?

• tall or long, and thin

• a thing to rise or fall in steady

• dried out or become old

• ripping up or shredding it

Match the following

• ripping up or shredding it

• withered

• dried out or become old

• tearing up

• unusually tall or long, and thin

• spindly

• caused a situation or a thing to rise or fall in steady; regular steps

• ratcheted

My sister is so tall and ​ (a)   that she has to keep hold onto a tree to keep from being blown away.

• spindly
• tearing up
• ratcheted
• withered

My father was ​ (a)   the newspaper after he read about the election results.

• tearing up
• spindly
• ratcheted
• withered

After their party ended, my neighbors finally ​ (a)   down the volume of the music.

• ratcheted
• withered
• tearing up
• spindly

When grapes become ​ (a)   , they turn into raisins.​

• withered
• spindly
• tearing up
• ratcheted