Red Scarf Girl Vocabulary 4

The teacher blew the whistle in the noisey cafeteria and the talking ​ (a)   .

• subsided
• started
• increased
• crescendoed

The students received a ​ (a)   from the school that they were to put cell phones in their lockers in the morning.

• suggestion
• question
• directive
• comment

After getting caught in the rain all of our clothes were sodden.

What do you think a synonym for sodden is?

• dark

• dirty

• soggy

• light

Flowers normally have a pleasant ​ (a)   ,except for the world's largest flower that pollinates by smelling like rotten meat.

• taste
• feeling
• sound
• fragrance

She exploited her younger brother's willingness to do anything to join her softball game and made him carry the ball and equipment.

What do you think that exploited means?

• to take advantage of

• to cheat

• to give to

• to make happy