Night List 3 pg.'s 72-115 by Elie Wiesel

During a public speaking event, Liam began to falter. What does 'falter' mean in this context?

• extremely thirsty

• expressing sorrow

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• a severe or trying experience

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After a long hike on a hot summer day, Elijah felt extremely parched. What does 'parched' mean in this context?

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• extremely thirsty

• release from something that holds fast or entangles

• lacking bodily or muscular strength

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

At the end of a long day, Maya noticed her friend Emma looking particularly plaintive. How might Emma be feeling?

• characterized by or causing sadness

• overcome, as with emotions

• expressing sorrow

• filled with a great quantity

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During a project meeting, Liam noticed that the enthusiasm among the team members started to diminish. What does 'diminish' mean in this context?

• novel; having no earlier occurrence

• beg or request earnestly and urgently

• unable to move or resist motion

• decrease in size, extent, or range

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

During a team meeting, Abigail noticed that Aiden seemed to show no interest or emotion about the upcoming project. How would you describe Aiden's behavior?

• an energetic style

• an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

• keenly distressing to the mind

• pale from illness or emotion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

During a heated debate, Avery decides to 'disengage' from the argument. What does 'disengage' mean in this context?

• capable of being wounded or hurt

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

• injure badly

• release from something that holds fast or entangles

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During a school sports day, Evelyn noticed that Noah seemed unusually tired and slow during the races. Choose the correct definition of 'feeble' as it relates to Noah's condition.

• speaking in a terse, rude, or abrupt way

• a small part that remains after the main part is gone

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• take place or happen afterward or as a result

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During a poetry reading session, Mia felt a deep sense of 'melancholy'. What does 'melancholy' mean in this context?

• bulge outward

• in a reluctant manner

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During a poignant scene in a movie, Evelyn felt a strong emotional response. How would you define 'poignant' in this context?

• filled with a great quantity

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

• unable to move or resist motion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

After a long day of school and soccer practice, Nora's room was described as 'disheveled'. What does 'disheveled' refer to in this context?

• an energetic style

• an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

• in disarray; extremely disorderly

• beg or request earnestly and urgently

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4