Number the Stars Journey's vocab and comprehension

What does the word occupying mean in the sentence below?

The enemy army was occupying the country before the allied army drove them out.

• abandoning

• controlling

• dividing

• establishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word subsided mean in the sentence below?

Tim hopped around howling for a few moments, but then the pain in his stubbed toe subsided.

• decreased

• moved

• spread

• started

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word scornfully mean in the sentence below?

A good tennis player never speaks scornfully of her or his opponents.

• admiringly

• disrespectfully

• secretly

• truthfully

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does warily mean?

The fox warily crept past the house and into the barn.

• cautiously

• confidently

• silently

• suddenly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does strident mean in the sentence: The strident tones of the fire alarms and emergency vehicles could be heard for miles.

• calm

• electronic

• exciting

• harsh

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does speculated mean? Jae speculated that it would snow that night, but the next day he saw that he was wrong.

• guessed

• knew

• remembered

• understood

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What happens when Annemarie's mother realizes that an important packet was not delivered?

• Annemarie learns to milk the cow.

• The Rosens must go live in Sweden

• Annemarie has to deliver a basket to Uncle Henrick

• Uncle Henrick tells Annemarie about the handkerchiefs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The soldiers most likely stop Annemarie because they are...

• certain she is helping Jews escape

• looking for food to give to their dogs.

• hoping she is bringing lunch for them.

• suspicious because she is walking alone.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which words best describe Annemarie when the soldiers first stop her?

• meek and polite

• nervous and tearful

• friendly and talkative

• rude and disrepectful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Annemarie cries when the solider discovers the packet in her basket because she is

• worried about her mother's broken ankle

• pretending to be upset to distract the soldiers

• hurt that the soldiers are making fun of the food

• afraid that the soldiers' dogs will eat the food meant for her uncle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3