Call of the Wild Vocabulary

having or showing no courage.

• cowardly

• instinct

• hide

• dignity

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

forlorn

• pitifully sad and lonely or abandoned

• change or cause to change completely in form or nature

• simple, undeveloped, unsophisticated

• about to happen

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Futilely means ___________.

• dangerous, unsafe

• earlier version, first made

• skillful

• useless

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Treacherous means ____________.

• dangerous, unsafe

• earlier version, first made

• skillful

• useless

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Sated means ____________.

• dangerous, unsafe

• disaster

• fully satisfied

• offspring, future generations

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Vilely means _____________.

• clever, sly with a hint of deception

• disaster

• disgusting, hateful, evil

• isolted, detached, alone

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'primordial' mean in the context of 'Call of the Wild'?

• A) ancient, original

• B) modern, new

• C) irrelevant, unimportant

• D) complex, intricate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In 'Call of the Wild', what does the word 'inexorable' imply?

• A) flexible, adaptable

• B) relentless, unstoppable

• C) weak, fragile

• D) joyful, happy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the meaning of 'insidious' as used in 'Call of the Wild'?

• A) harmless, safe

• B) deceitful, treacherous

• C) obvious, clear

• D) friendly, kind

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How is the word 'cunning' best described in 'Call of the Wild'?

• A) honest, straightforward

• B) clever, sly

• C) dull, boring

• D) clumsy, awkward

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4