Review for Swallowing Stones Vocabulary Words (all)

Which of the following is not a synonym for the word INFER?

• conclusion

• assume

• misunderstanding

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How does the prefix change the meaning of the following word? involuntary

• It means "not" so the word means "not voluntary"

• it means "to enter" so the word means "to enter or join the group"

• It means "the same", so the word means "to be the same as the others in the group."

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Michael's dilemma toward the end of the book is that the officers found a bullet casing.

• a purposeful watch/a wake

• a distraction

• a problem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Attempts to convince her boyfriend that she was fine were futile for Jenna.

• convincing

• useless

• important

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

All of the evidence against Joe was really circumstantial.

• based on surmise rather than evidence

• only allowed in the courtroom in certain conditions

• a weight, either physical or mental, to be borne or conveyed

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

Jenna is flustered every time she is around her boyfriend Jason.

• blushing/turning red

• bothered/anxious

• excited/happy

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

Michael underestimated the police's skills in finding evidence.

• calculated, planned

• values, relies on

• misjudge; to guess that something is smaller than it actually is

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

The trajectory of the bullet revealed it came from a four-block area of town.

• evidence

• path

• container

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

"[Jenna] knows not that it was Michael McKenzie who fired the shot that killed her father. She knows this in a way that she isn't used to knowing. But she trusts her instincts" (p. 242).

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• a natural, inborn (or innate) impulse, inclination, or tendency

• so customary or routine as to be expected

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

The Ghost Tree is considered a symbol in Swallowing Stones.

• person, place, thing, or idea that stands for itself and also represents something more abstract

• idea or conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning; an educated guess

• an anticipated outcome that is intended

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5