Vocabulary Chapters 7-9 "A Long Walk to Water"

What is a synonym for 'steady'?

• stable

• shaky

• inconsistent

• unstable

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What are reeds?

• Tall, slender plants that grow in wetlands
• Type of musical instrument
• Small insects that live in water
• A type of bird found in wetlands

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does prow mean?

• The front part of a boat

• The top of a mountain
• A type of bird
• A type of fruit

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an antonym for monotonous?

• Boring
• Dull
• Exciting
• Tedious

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does it mean to gauge?

• To measure or estimate something
• To write a poem
• To cook a meal
• To dig a hole

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does ferried mean?

• To cook with fire
• To dig a hole
• To ride a bicycle
• To transport or carry

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does desperate mean?

• Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
• Feeling content and satisfied
• Having a sense of calm and peace
• A feeling of excitement

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of relentless?

• Harsh

• Easy-going
• Flexible

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does eternal mean?

• Temporary
• Without end or everlasting
• Limited

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is something that would be arid?

• Desert
• Swamp
• Rainforest
• Ocean

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5