Week 3: "Monkey's Paw" and Vocabulary

Which of the following best describes how Sergeant Major Morris felt about the monkey’s paw?

• Nervous and afraid

• Happy and excited

• Greedy and selfish

• Confused and uncaring

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

How much money did Mr. White wish for?

• Five hundred dollars

• A thousand pounds

• 200 pounds

• 5 and 6 pence

Which of the following is true about Herbert (Mr. and Mrs. White’s son)?

• He was killed in a work accident

• He ran away from home to search for the monkey’s paw

• He stole the monkey’s paw and was disowned by his parents

• He hated his dad for not wishing for a house with the monkey’s paw

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What game were Mr. White and Herbert playing at the beginning of the story?

• Scrabble

• Spades

• Chess

• Monkey’s Paw

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False: Mr. White made all 3 of his wishes with the monkey’s paw.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does the word "furtive" mean?

• Secretive or sneaky, as if trying to avoid notice.

• To offer or present something for acceptance.

• Uncertain or reluctant to act or speak.

• Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "talisman" mean?

• Uncertain or reluctant to act or speak.

• An object believed to have magical powers or bring good luck.

• A facial expression showing disgust, pain, or discomfort.

• Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

• Evil in nature or effect; malevolent.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "malign" mean?

• To offer or present something for acceptance.

• Evil in nature or effect; malevolent.

• Secretive or sneaky, as if trying to avoid notice.

• To explain or present something in detail.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "presumptuous" mean?

• A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

• To offer or present something for acceptance.

• Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; overstepping bounds.

• Uncertain or reluctant to act or speak.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "expound" mean?

• To explain or present something in detail.

• An object believed to have magical powers or bring good luck.

• Secretive or sneaky, as if trying to avoid notice.

• Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4