Wordly Wise- Lesson 6

1. The alarm ROUSED Mr.Ramirez at 6:00 a.m.

• woke
• entertained
• annoyed
• surprised

2. "Don't MEDDLE in other people's business," my grandmother said.

• help
• investigate
• listen
• interfere

3. The actor gave a cry of AGONY.

• welcome
• delight
• pain
• fear

4. We braced ourselves for the GRIM news.

• joyous
• disturbing
• foolhardy
• interesting

5. The STEADFAST soldier stayed on watch through the night.

• sleepy
• loyal
• hungry
• patient

6. I used to LOATHE lima beans.

• love
• cultivate
• hate
• preserve

7. The Underground Railroad helped HARBOR enslaved people escaping from the south.

• shelter
• pursue
• capture
• return

8. The pony seemed MONSTROUS next to the child.

• evil
• unreal
• ugly
• huge

9. College costs are ESCALATING.

• dropping
• rising
• low
• shocking

10. We learned the Chinese CHARACTER for "man."

• person
• actor
• word
• symbol