Classic Starts: Peter Pan Vocabulary

"Mrs. Darling screamed, and in a split second Nana was there. She growled, too, and lunged at Peter." What does the word lunged mean?

• To move or reach forward in a sudden way

• To stay still

• A body part used to breath

• To suddenly move away

"The instant Mr. and Mrs. Darling were safely inside the neighbor's house, a commotion broke out in the heavens." What does commotion mean?

• Quiet

• Noisy excitement and confusion

• Disinterest

• Anger

Although the other boys knew that Slightly was just pretending, Peter did not. What does pretend mean?

• To get a job

• To be sad

• Make believe

• To be true

Mr. Darling was ashamed of Nana, and sometimes he was cold to her as a result. What does the word ashamed mean?

• Feeling shame of guilt because of ones actions.

• Feeling happy or excited because of ones actions

• Feeling nervous or worried because of ones actions

• Feeling uncertain because of ones actions

On p.86 it says that Wendy was hungry and grumpy. What does grumpy mean?

• crabby

• in a bad mood

• short-tempered

• all of the above

On page 17, it says "It yawned and, yawns being contagious, the other two lights promptly yawned as well." From context (reading around the word), what do you think contagious means?

• dificult

• angry

• unhappy

• catching

"John's Neverland had a lagoon with flamingos flying over it, while Michael, who tried had to be like his older brother, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it." What does the word lagoon mean?

• Shallow body of water separated from larger bodies of water

• A pool

• A river

• A Deep body of water connected to larger bodies of water

"The old stars were glassy-eyed and bored, but the little ones were curious and full of wonder and winks." What does curious mean?

• To have a desire to know more about something

• To not want to know anything new

• To not be disinterested in things

• To stay focused on a topic

"Wendy's light went out first. It yawned and , yawns being contagious, the other two lights promptly yawned as well." What does contagious mean?

• Easily spread to others

• Stays the same

• Similar

• No spreads at all

"Peter hesitated, confused. Finally, he dropped an acorn button into her hand." What does the word hesitated mean?

• To not do something

• To do something with confidence

• To pause before doing something

• To do something you must do