The Elevator

As the clouds rolled in, the weather took an _____ turn and Sarah decided to return to shore.

• contraption

• threadbare

• peculiar

• ominous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I refused to get on that flying ______. I preferred to remain safely on the ground.

• ominous

• contraption

• threadbare

• peculiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Frank was ______ about taking the job at the cemetery not because of ghosts but because of the creepy teenagers.

• apprehensive

• peculiar

• condemned

• threadbare

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Maggie refused to give up her favorite blanket even though it was ______ and full of holes.

• ominous

• contraption

• threadbare

• condemned

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Because of her bad attitude and poor work performance, Kayla was _____ to the night shift as her boss refused to promote her.

• ominous

• contraption

• condemned

• peculiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Joey was often called ______ for the way he walked into a room backwards, yelling greetings to everyone in pig latin.

• ominous

• apprehensive

• condemned

• peculiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Write a sentence describing an ominous situation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Write a sentence describing a peculiar meal at McDonalds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Write a sentence explaining what you would do with threadbare socks.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Describe a contraption that is used to help people do work in the kitchen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5