Vocabulary from 'Where is Here?' by Joyce Carol Oates

What is the meaning of the word 'gregarious'?

• sociable

• solitary

• angry

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the meaning of the word 'amiably'?

• angrily

• pleasantly

• sadly

• loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the word 'stoical'?

• emotional

• keeping strong emotions in check

• joyful expression

• fearful for ones safety

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is 'chintz' used for?

• food

• printed cotton fabric used especially for curtains and upholstery

• metal with a printed pattern

• paper with a printed pattern used for decor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does 'avuncular' mean?

• having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy

• angry

• pleasantly expressed

• keeping strong emotions in check

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does 'fastidious' mean?

• careless

• very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

• sociable

• keeping strong emotions in check

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does 'adroitly' mean?

• very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

• in a clever or skillful way

• startling, stimulating as if by electric current

• sociable

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does 'galvanic' mean?

• a word that modifies a verb

• startling, stimulating as if by electric current

• in a clever or skillful way

• keeping strong emotions in check

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is a 'theme' in literature?

• a character

• insight or message a literary work expresses about life of human nature

• a setting

• a plot

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a 'plot' in literature?

• a) a character

• b) sequence of related events centered on conflict

• c) insight or message

• d) the time and place

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9