Bat Loves the Night Vocabulary

What does the word twitches mean in the sentence below?

His nose twitches when he smells the apple pie in the oven.

• gets itchy

• starts hurting

• becomes stuffy

• moves suddenly

What does the word slithers mean in the sentence below?

The snake slithers away.

• bounces

• slides

• turns

• walks

What does the word swoop mean in the sentence below?

The birds swoop and land on a branch.

• look quickly

• turn around

• find food

• fly down

What does the word dozes mean in the sentence below?

The baby dozes, but starts to cry when she hears a noise.

• gets dirty

• rolls over

• sleeps lightly

• looks around

What does the word snuggle mean in the sentence below?

The mice snuggle in their nest.

• lie closely against each other

• 1. keep each other safe

• make loud noises

• fall down

What does the word audible mean in the sentence below?

The man's voice was audible through the speakers.

• heard after

• heard again

• can be heard

• someone who hears

What does the word understandable mean in the sentence below?

Billy thought the directions were understandable so he got started
right away.

• not understood

• can be understood

• to be understood again

• a person who understands

What does the word excitable mean in the sentence below?

The small child was very excitable.

• easily excited

• excited before

• a person who is excited

• to be excited many times

What does the word responsible mean in the sentence below?

Lacey was responsible, so she did her homework every night.

• without trust

• can be trusted

• to ask for trust

• not enough trust

What does the word visible mean in the sentence below?

The stars were not visible because it was cloudy.

• able to be seen

• the act of seeing

• a person who sees

• something seen many times