Vocabulary #1

A __________ company prints millions of copies of books for people to buy and read.

• big

• publishing

• pressuring

• revisions

Answer explanation

To publish means to prepare sales or distribution (to share) of books or information!

An original copy of a story submitted for publication

• muted

• wry

• new

• manuscript

Answer explanation

Think of manuscript as THE original or oldest copy of something like a book or story

The _________ director is in charge of the department that corrects early versions of a book.

• editorial

• smartest

• tallest

• literary

Answer explanation

Think edit.... to make changes or corrections to a text. What kind of editorial work do you do in school?

Making a forceful effort to influence a person

• telling

• wry

• pressuring

• disclose

Answer explanation

Reminds me of PEER PRESSUR(E)ing.

"Ahhh man, you have to do this to be my friend" type of thing

To reveal or make known

• scream at the mountains

• submit

• publishing

• disclose

Answer explanation

Think of opening a door and "revealing" something

A confusing network of paths

• maze

• school hallway

• revisions

• disclose

Answer explanation

Maze. Corn mazes. Mazes on paper. They can be tricky or confusing!

Matters that have to do with books, writers, and literature are ________.

• exciting

• literary

• editorial

• wry

Answer explanation

A word we have all heard in ELA class... LITERATURE

Changes or improvements made to something

• giving your dog a haircut

• maze

• revisions

• publishing

Answer explanation

Revisions... very similar to the word edit. Think of making improvements to something!

A ___ remark or sense of humor shows that someone can find humor in difficult moments.

• wry

• new

• bad

• silly

Answer explanation

You may have heard of a wry smile... when things are tough, some people do not know how to react but smile:)

A sound that has been muffled or silenced.

• maze

• BANG, SLAM

• editorial

• muted

Answer explanation

Think of a TV being muted... you cannot hear it!