Vocabulary: Into the lifeboat

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The sound of crying from the sinking ship was (a)   to hear.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

Volcanoes and tsunamis (a)   me.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

(a)   , she splashed paint all over the canvas.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The lights (a)   the football field for the night game.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

With (a)   , he turned in his incomplete test.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The coach takes time to (a)   players before a game.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Nobody was anxious to move; Titanic seemed so steady. To justify their reluctance, some pointed to a light on the horizon: another ship's lights! People were reassured, content to bide their time.

What does the word "reluctance" suggest in the context of the paragraph?

• Eagerness to move

• Hesitation to move

• Enchantment with the Titanic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

“Surely it is all a dream,” I thought as I looked up the side of the ship, beautifully illuminated, each deck alive with lights; the dynamos were on the top deck. I tried to make myself believe it could not be true, all this. I even noticed a few people leaning over the rail, watching in an unconcerned manner; perhaps they too were persuading themselves it was a bad dream!

In the paragraph, what is meant by "illuminate"?

• To clarify with light

• To create misty blackness

• To darken

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

As if all could read my mind, the women in the boat started to weep, some silently, some unrestrainedly. I closed my eyes and prayed, prayed for one and all but dared not think of anyone in particular. I dared not visualize those people I had just left, warm and alive as I was. I tried to busy myself with the baby, but could not refrain from looking up again. Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other.

How is the term "unrestrainedly" used in the paragraph?

• Silently

• With extreme pain

• Without holding back

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Nobody was anxious to move; Titanic seemed so steady. To justify their reluctance, some pointed to a light on the horizon: another ship's light! People were reassured, content to bide their time.

What does the word "reassure" imply based on the context?

• To worry

• To provide comfort and ease fears

• To admire a ship

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4