NCL56&RL510 The End Chp.8 Comprehension

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

Her neighbor had just gotten out of the hospital. Kate didn’t want her to be ____________________with the chore of cutting her grass, so she decided to do it for her.

• distraught (adj)

  deeply upset and agitated.

• burdened (v.) cause (someone) hardship or distress.

• schism (n.) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

• ruefully (adv.)  in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

• recuperate (v.) recover from illness or exertion. /recover or regain (something lost or taken).

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

Jim frowned down at his spilt milkshake and ___________ remarked, “Well, that proves the saying you can’t cry over spilt milk!”

• distraught (adj)

  deeply upset and agitated.

• burdened (v.) cause (someone) hardship or distress.

• schism (n.) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

• ruefully (adv.)  in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

• recuperate (v.) recover from illness or exertion. /recover or regain (something lost or taken).

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

The student was _______________ when she learned the final exam she hadn't studied for all week was today instead of the next day, as she had initially believed.

• distraught (adj)

  deeply upset and agitated.

• burdened (v.) cause (someone) hardship or distress.

• schism (n.) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

• ruefully (adv.)  in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

• recuperate (v.) recover from illness or exertion. /recover or regain (something lost or taken).

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

He found it difficult to get the rest he needed to ______________ from his illness when his little sister kept running around the house making loud noises.

• distraught (adj)

  deeply upset and agitated.

• burdened (v.) cause (someone) hardship or distress.

• schism (n.) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

• ruefully (adv.)  in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

• recuperate (v.) recover from illness or exertion. /recover or regain (something lost or taken).

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

The argument over which sport was best caused a/an _________________ among the students. One group was rooting for baseball and another group preferred basketball.

• distraught (adj)

  deeply upset and agitated.

• burdened (v.) cause (someone) hardship or distress.

• schism (n.) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

• ruefully (adv.)  in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

• recuperate (v.) recover from illness or exertion. /recover or regain (something lost or taken).

Read the following exert from the text:

"We are here to tell you that a mutiny will take place at breakfast," said Erewhon. "More and more colonists are getting sick and tired of the way things are going on the island, and Ishmael is the root of the trouble."

Which of the following definitions of mutiny did the author intend?

• Noun: an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

• Verb: refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

Which of the following BEST supports the author’s viewpoint that darkness changes our perception of human activities?

• Darkness makes things difficult to do because you can’t see

• Darkness makes innocent human activities seem sinister

• Darkness provides protection from sun damage to the skin

• Darkness encourages evil things to happen when the sun goes down.

According to the text, how is “thinking about something like picking up a stone when taking a walk?”

• When people are walking, stones will sometimes get in their shoes and makes their feet feel heavier. 

• People often will pick up stones as they walk because they like to collect items on the beach.

• When you think about something it adds weight to your walk until you feel heavier and heavier. 

• People who like to collect rocks and minerals will often think about them when walking which can be distracting

In Chapter 8, each of the following are things that made the Baudelaire orphans feel heavy EXCEPT: 

• They thought about the island, and the terrible storm that had brought them there

• They thought about the Lake Lachrymose Leeches and how Aunt Josephine met an untimely end at the hands of Count Olaf. 

• They thought about the secret apple core of the facilitator that seemed no different than the secret items that had gotten the Baudelaires in trouble in the first place.

• They thought about their own treachery at the Hotel Denouement that had led them to escape in the boat with Count Olaf

At the beginning of Chapter 8, when Kit Snicket first woke up, why did

the Baudelaires not tell Kit the whole story about where they were and the danger they were in?

(Choose the answer that BEST fits the question)

• They knew Count Olaf was nearby and didn't want him overhearing their conversation with Kit Snicket

• They knew she was pregnant and already injured so they didn't want to cause her greater distress

• They did not want her to know about their treacherous acts because she might kick them out of the VFD

• They did not want to tell her that the islanders had abandoned her there because it might hurt her feelings