Night Vocab

Match the following from Chapters 3-4 of Night by Elie Wiesel.

• lucidity

• flattering statements

• Congealing

• persistently not stopping or relaxing

• Unremittingly

• thickening; solidifying

• Blandishments

• having a progressive infectious disease

• Leprous

• clarify; clearness; purity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the word 'nocturnal'?

• Active during the day

• Active during the night

• Inactive during the night

• Inactive during the day

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word is a synonym for 'twilight'?

• Dawn

• Midnight

• Dusk

• Noon

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does the word 'lunar' relate to?

• The sun

• The moon

• The stars

• The earth

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CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Choose the correct sentence:

• The night was calm and peaceful.

• The night were calm and peaceful.

• The night is calm and peaceful.

• The night are calm and peaceful.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is the opposite of 'darkness'?

• Light

• Shadow

• Gloom

• Night

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following words means 'a period of darkness between sunset and sunrise'?

• Day

• Night

• Evening

• Afternoon

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Identify the adjective in the sentence: 'The starry night was beautiful.'

• Starry

• Night

• Was

• Beautiful

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of 'insomnia'?

• A condition of excessive sleep

• A condition of sleeplessness

• A condition of deep sleep

• A condition of restless sleep

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which word best describes a 'moonlit' night?

• Bright

• Dark

• Cloudy

• Stormy

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6