Lesson 6: Invasion From Mars Vocabulary Test

1. What does the word LUMINOUS mean in the sentence below?

The moon appeared LUMINOUS behind the bare branches.

• dull
• large
• round
• shiny

2. What does the word AWE mean in the sentence below?

The sounds and sights of the thunderstorm filled us with awe.

• anger
• hope
• joy
• wonder

3. What does the word CONFERRING mean in the sentence below?

The baseball coach is conferring with his players about their uniform sizes.

• discussing
• laughing
• seeing
• shouting

4. What does the word ALARMED mean in the sentence below?

Please do not be alarmed by the sound of the siren.

• amused
• frightened
• punished
• saddened

5. What does the word DARING mean in the sentence below?

She felt daring, so she tried eating olives for the first time.

• brave
• hungry
• interested
• lonely

6. What does the word DANGEROUS mean in the sentence below?

Crossing in the middle of the road is dangerous.

• full of hope
• showing courage
• requiring a lot of skill
• likely to cause harm

7. What does the word RAINY mean in the sentence below?

The children played inside on the rainy day.

• likely to rain
• having no rain
• having a lot of rain
• likely to be cold

8. What does the word ROCKY mean in the sentence below?

Cora climbed up the rocky hillside.

• very steep
• dry and dusty
• covered with rocks
• movinng back and forth

9. What does the word JOYOUS mean in the sentence below?

It was a joyous time when my grandmother visited her childhood friend.

• full of joy
• without joy
• likely to feel joy
• unable to feel joy

10. What does the word FLUFFY mean in the sentence below?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Irene asked to pet the fluffy bunny.

• easy to see
• hard to find
• soft to touch
• hard to reach