The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind- Chapter 2- Vocab

tragic (adjective)

• disastrous, terrible

• lucky, fortunate

• helpful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

to seize (verb)

• free, release

• grab, take

• neglect, ignore

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

tuberculosis (noun)

• disease infecting the legs

• disease infecting the brain

• disease infecting the lungs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

to lavish (verb)

• hoard, save

• pamper, give generously, shower with something

• starve

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

splotch (noun)

• spot, dot

• beauty, perfection

• strength

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

compound (noun)

• open space

• pen, enclosure

• wilderness

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Khamba (the dog) was all white with large black ________ across his head and body, as if someone had chased him with a bucket of paint.

• paws

• sores

• splotches

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

In Malawi, Africa, no one buys dogs as pets like they do in America, and they certainly don't _______ them

with rubber toys and fancy food.

• lavish

• hold

• starve

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Khamba (the dog) chased baby animals around the _________ , causing the little goats to bleat and the mama hens to flare their wings and hiss.

• forest

• compound

• field

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

My father rushed his brother John to the small clinic in Wimbe, where the doctor diagnosed him with __________, a deadly lung disease.

• flu

• cancer

• tuberculosis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1