2nd W:4-6 Vocabulary Practice

During a spooky story session, Zoe asked, "What does 'Menacing' suggest?"

• The presence of danger, threatening

• An abnormal interest in disturbing subjects

• A wish to do evil to others

• Remaining hidden, especially to ambush

Imagine you're stuck in a tiny elevator with Mason, Abigail, and Isla. What feeling might you experience if you're claustrophobic?

• Causing a feeling of being confined or trapped

• Inducing feelings of anxiety or worry

• Strange and frightening

• Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Charlotte and Abigail are on a quest to find the word that means "mysterious or obscure". Can you help them?

• Cryptic

• Foreboding

• Ghastly

• Insidious

During a spooky story night, Lily felt a bit "Apprehensive". What does this word mean?

• Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

• Showing deep unhappiness of thought

• Causing a feeling of coldness or fear

• Mysterious or obscure

Imagine you're in a spooky old mansion with Priya, Mia, and Zoe. Which word best captures the feeling of unease and anxiety creeping up on you in the first sentence?

• Apprehensive

• Brooding

• Chilling

• Claustrophobic

As Scarlett and Michael walked through the mysterious forest, the wind whispered secrets. What word best describes the sound of the wind in the second sentence?

• Eerie

• Cryptic

• Daunting

• Elusive

Imagine you're in a mysterious forest with Avery, Abigail, and Maya. Which word best describes something hidden and waiting in the shadows?

• Lurking

• Menacing

• Morbid

• Nefarious

Abigail felt (a)   as the walls seemed to close in during the spooky story session.

• Claustrophobic

• Sinister

• Surreptitious

• Unnerving

Emma and Lily are exploring a mysterious library. They stumble upon a book that asks: Which word means "showing deep unhappiness of thought"?

• Chilling

• Brooding

• Eerie

• Daunting

Match the following words with their meanings.

• Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

• Surreptitious

• Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

• Paranoia

• Secretive or stealthy

• Malevolent

• An irrational and persistent feeling of being persecuted

• Ominous