Out of the Dust: Vocab and Comprehension p. 1-51

Which word means: to support, to keep up, to endure or suffer through?

• abandon

• sustain

• brew

• dazzle

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the definition of drought?

• enough

• to leave behind

• a person's mental or emotional state

• lack of rain over a period of time

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does it mean to be resilient? Choose the best answer.

• to support, to keep up, to endure

• the act of protecting something from harm

• able to endure challenges or difficulties

• the structure or order of something

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A person's spirit can be described as ____.

• a person's mental or emotional state

• to blind by bright light

• the use of concrete symbols to represent abstract concepts

• sharing the suffering of another that produces the desire to help

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word below is a synonym for sufficient?

• restore

• sympathize

• rehabilitate

• enough

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is imagery?

• to bewilder or impress others by being brilliant in some way

• the use of concrete symbols to represent abstract concepts

• images employed in writing and art often for figurative purposes

• the structure or order of something

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

During the Dust Bowl, many people had to abandon their homes. What does abandon mean?

• to support

• to protect

• to boil ingredients together

• to leave behind

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

There are 2 definitions for the word brew: literal and figurative. Choose the 2 definitions.

• to boil ingredients to create a concoction or drink

• something beginning to develop, like a storm

• to restore to health

• to show concern for someone in physical or mental pain

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

There are 2 definitions for the word dazzled: one literal and one figurative. Choose both answers.

• to leave

• to blind by bright light

• to use concrete examples to represent abstract thoughts

• to bewilder or impress others by being brilliant in some way

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Devastation is ___.

Choose the best answer.

• images employed in writing and art often for figurative purposes

• lack of rain over a period of time

• to rejuvenate or restore to health

• destruction and ruin caused by an act.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1