The Art of Suspense Voc List 2

A lawyer has to be ___ and spend many hours learning all the details about a case

• optimistic

• diligent

• blissful

• exasperated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Hannes began to doubt his coworker’s ___ when he heard her lie about how many hours she had worked that week.

• bliss

• diligence

• integrity

• hard work

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

It’s so ___ when you make an appointment at the salon but still have to wait forever when you get there!

• encouraging

• blissful

• consoling

• exasperating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mrs. Jones was ___ on the day her first grandchild was born. She couldn’t stop smiling all day!

• blissful

• dreadful

• friendly

• consoling

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Jaden was ___ after he fumbled a pass in the fourth quarter and his team lost the game.

• blissful

• exasperated

• incomprehensible

• inconsolable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Chris wants to work in the ___ industry someday, running a hotel or restaurant.

• hospitality

• mechanic

• consolable

• integrity

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Some people might ___ interested in a sports team or band to try to look cool to their friends, but I think people should just be real.

• convey

•  feign

• console

• hospitality

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

All Maria wanted to do was renew her driver’s license. But after she had waited for hours to speak to someone, they told her that she had filled out the wrong forms and would have to start over. Maria was so irritated! Maria is _______________

• exasperated

• exhausted

• consoling

• optimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Pat loves the mountains. He’s never happier than when he’s standing on top of a mountain, gazing out across nature’s beauty. Pat is ______________

• blissful

• consolable

• exasperated

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Julio’s math mistake cost his company a lot of money. Many people would have tried to cover up the error, but Julio came forward and told his boss the truth. Julio showed_______________

•  Integrity

• blissfulness

• contradition

• exasperation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6