"The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier Vocabulary

What does the word "disposition" mean?

• A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

• A person's inherent qualities of mind and character

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word describes something that is "pleasant, calm, and peaceful"?

• Agitation

• Garish

• Placid

• Sullen

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of "scullery"?

• A disturbance from a proper place

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• A thing that impedes passage

• A state of anxiety

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "sullen" mean?

• Bad tempered and sulky; gloomy

• Obtrusively bright and showy

• Feeling or expressing distress

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "obstruction"?

• A disturbance from a proper place

• A thing that impedes or prevents passage

• A person's inherent qualities

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the term "apprehension" mean?

• A type of military strategy

• Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

• A flammable liquid used as fuel

• The ability to float in water

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is "reconnaissance" primarily used for?

• To demonstrate skill and cleverness

• To locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features

• To form a route between two places

• To cut off essential supplies

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is a characteristic of "paraffin"?

• It is a type of tide

• It is a flammable, oily liquid used as fuel

• It is a chemical weapon

• It is a road forming a route

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "ebb tide" refer to?

• A period or state of decline

• A type of military observation

• A skillful and clever action

• A surrounding of a town

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is "buoyancy"?

• The ability or tendency to float in water

• A type of chemical weapon

• A road forming a route

• Anxiety or fear of something bad

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4