🐘 Elephant in the Garden Vocab

1. What does "muddled" mean?

• mixed up, confused
• dark and murky
• pleasant
• unknown

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2. What does "wry" mean?

• sad, upset
• expressing a dry or mock humor
• sour
• chaos

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

3. What does "cavorting" mean?

• plotting something evil
• folding and unfolding something
• fidgeting
• jump or dance around

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4. What does "reproachfully" mean?

• happily
• clumsily
• disapprovingly
• quietly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5. What does "meticulously" mean?

• thoroughly
• merrily
• angrily
• viciously

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6. What does "tremor" mean?

• involuntary movement
• jumping excitedly
• lighting brightly
• refusal to do something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7. What does "betrayed" mean?

• listen to information
• expose information on purpose or on accident
• trained carefully and thoughtfully
• helpless; weak

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

8. What does "vulnerable" mean?

• of value and worth
• damaged and broken
• susceptible to danger; in need of protection
• honorable; valor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

9. What does "obstinate" mean?

• stubborn; refusing
• happily; merrily
• cautiously; carefully
• angrily; viciously

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

10. What does "cantankerous" mean?

• shyly; bashfully
• weakly; feeble
• argumentative; bad-tempered
• curiously; wonder

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4