"Stones in Water" Vocabulary Quiz

What does loquacious mean?

• tending to talk a great deal; talkative

• not communicating with friends

• when someone talks softly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does brackish mean?

• water that is clear

• when water flows like a waterfall

• water that is slightly salty

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does canteen mean?

• a bottle used in a game

• a small water bottle used by soldiers or campers

• a cup used to hold a liquid

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Who is a peasant?

• a poor farmer who rents a small piece of land from another country

• a person who teaches students

• people who care for small children

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does euphoric mean?

• showing a feeling of intense excitement and happiness

• showing disappointment in someone or something

• showing a feeling of sadness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does ingenuity mean?

• the quality of being rude

• the quality of being clever or original

• having the ability to paint a picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a famine?

• refers to a family

• having enough food to survive

• a severe food shortage; hunger

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does blubbery mean?

• the fat of sea animals like a whale or seal

• the edge of a table

• the weight of an animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does jerkily mean?

• a slow movement down a road

• a sudden uneven way or jerking motion

• a fast movement on a track

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is stubble?

• long strands of hair on an animal

• to fall down

• short stiff hairs growing on a man's face

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4