Vocabulary • Ch 19 - The Giver • Definitions

What word means very serious or formal in nature?

• cry

• wailed

• solemn

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means to take care and help someone grow?

• nurture

• solemn

• unsettling

• carton

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means moving uncomfortably or wriggling around?

• squirming

• glimpse

• poignant

• gestures

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'poignant'?

• Making you feel worried, uncomfortable, or upset

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

• Touching or moving in a sad way

• Very small or tiny size

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means to cry or make a loud, sad sound?

• numbly

• wailed

• teeny-weeny

• empathetic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'empathetic'?

• A box made of cardboard

• A step-by-step plan to follow

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

• Being careful and not taking risks

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means something that holds or contains objects?

• sympathetically

• cry

• receptacle

• solemn

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means very small or tiny size?

• numbly

• nurture

• glimpse

• teeny-weeny

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means without feeling or sensation; unable to feel?

• numbly

• cautious

• sympathetically

• unsettling

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means hand movements that express feelings or ideas?

• empathetic

• gestures

• cautious

• wretched

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4