Unbroken Ch. 16 Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"Phil slept. Mac was in a reverie."

• a daydream

• seizure

• panic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"Louie had been told the liver was the only edible part of a shark....They ate it with relish."

• great enjoyment

• a condiment eaten with plain food to add flavor.

• disgust

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"They fed bites to Mac, but it didn't revive him."

• to sing

• give new strength or energy to

• ruin

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"Louie wanted to give him a religious eulogy, but didn't know how, so he recited passages from movies."

• a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

• a poem of serious reflection

• a song

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"It probably hastened his death, but it may have saved Phil and Louie."

• avoided

• cause something to happen slower than it otherwise would.

• cause something to happen sooner than it otherwise would.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"The found the doldrums, the eerie pause of wind and water that lingers around the equator."

• a region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds.

• the sunny area in the Atlantic ocean

• a group of islands

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"Louie was laying beside Phil under the remains of Phil's ruined raft, which Louie made into a canopy."

• a kitchen area

• a cloth covering hung or held up over something

• a bed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"What he was seeing was impossible, yet he felt absolutely lucid."

• bright or luminous

• terrified

• relieved

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"What he was seeing was impossible, yet he felt absolutely lucid."

• bright or luminous

• terrified

• relieved

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from Unbroken.

"Two sharks, about eight feel long, were circling placidly."

• violent

• in a calm and peaceful way

• rushed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4