Ghost by Jason Reynolds Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word "abyss"?

• a deep or seemingly bottomless pit

• to change form

• to shine brightly

• excellent

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Complete the sentence: Instead of giving a direct answer, the clever politician gave a __________ response.

• ginger

• lanky

• sly

• sheepish

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Complete the sentence: The detective chased the __________ through the crowded city streets.

• morph

• glint

• trek

• fugitive

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Complete the sentence: My little sister will __________ in any mirror she sees.

• sly

• mangle

• primp

• hack

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Complete the sentence: The dog __________ the neatly arranged pillows on the couch while chasing its toy.

• morphed

• mangled

• procrastinated

• blathered

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Complete the sentence: The chef __________ prepared the expensive ingredients before starting to cook the delicate dish.

• gingerly

• ironically

• exemplary

• lanky

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the antonym for "gingerly" .

• quietly

• silently

• carefully

• recklessly

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Complete the sentence: Sarah __________ when she overheard the amusing conversation between her friends.

• primped

• mangled

• hacked

• snickered

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

The students were asked to __________ the reasons behind their choice during the class debate.

• loiter

• elaborate

• procrastinate

• hack

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CCSS.SL.7.1C

Complete the sentence: The _______ of the car's shiny paint twinkled in the sun.

• fugitive

• prospect

• trek

• glint

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4