Vocabulary, Ch. 1-3: The Watsons Go to Birmingham

largely involuntary; acting or done without conscious thought

• automatically

• delinquent

• hilarious

• numb

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

1. usually a young person who performs illegal or immoral acts

• numb

• hilarious

• delinquent

• automatically

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

A person who is extremely funny could be described as ______________.

• Punctual

• Nervous

• Jabbering

• Hilarious

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Cold weather makes your fingers go ____________, so you can't feel them!

• Nervous

• Numb

• Delinquent

• Hilarious

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you're taking a big test, you might feel ___________.

• Desperate

• Punctual

• Numb

• Nervous

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

It's important to be on time because it shows respect and discipline. What is another word for "on time"?

• Desperate

• Hilarious

• Punctual

• Jabbering

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A person who has been lost in the desert might be desperate for a drink of water. What does the word desperate mean in this sentence?

• to want something a little bit

• needing something really badly

• not caring if something is available or not

• indifferent

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Rufus was jabbering on and on, even though Kenny wasn't saying much to him. What does jabbering mean in this sentence?

• mumbling softly

• yelling loudly with anger

• talking rapidly and indistinctly

• crying sadly

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

When my sister and I got in trouble, we both told Mom our _________ of what happened.

• jabbering

• story

• lie

• version

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4