War Stories vocab

Marcel bought a beautiful ceramic dish for his mom while he was on vacation. When he

packed his suitcase to go home, he nestled the dish in among layers of clothing. He was

relieved to take it out at home in one piece.

• Elusive

• Intact

• Bearable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

My pet ferret is ___: he can squeeze into tiny spaces, so if he gets loose in the house, he’s

almost impossible to find!

• civilian

• elusive

• intact

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

After a month at his new job> Roman felt he was starting to ___ the office's organization and processes because he didn't have to ask as many questions.

• emulate

• countenance

• internalize

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The sudden __ in Malcom's foot told him that he had unknowingly stepped on a bee.

• pang

• impassive

• putrid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

People often use ___ when they write, taking up less space by combining two words like “should” and “not” to become “shouldn’t.”

• contractions

• exuberant

• intact

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Gina and Jamie did not want a lot of  ___ on their wedding day, so they chose to have a small courthouse wedding with a handful of their closest friends and family

• Exuberance

• pomp

• somber

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Research shows that ___ suffered in childhood can affect people’s mental and emotional health as adults

• elusive

• trauma

• pomp

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The class struggled to hide their ___ when they found that their teacher had forgotten that today was a test day.

• Pomp

• somber

• exuberance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Some people went on vacation to find ___ but Calvin found calm and peace from being at home.

• surpass

• serenity

• tactic

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Under the __ of friendship, Marley told Cay the mean comments people had made about her dress.

• impassive

• internalize

• guise

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C