Vocabulary and Comprehension Worksheet

What does aloof mean?

• Friendly

• Distant or detached

• Mischievous

• Brave

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Someone described as an asset is…

• Valuable or useful

• Lazy

• Careless

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Someone who is dumbfounded is…

• Calm

• Speechless with surprise

• Angry

• Aloof

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Johnny acts gallantly when he protects Ponyboy. This shows he is…

• Brave and polite

• Careless

• Aggressive

• Scared

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Ponyboy says Dally answered nonchalantly. This means…

• Calm and unconcerned

• Excited

• Angry

• Shy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means “playfully mischievous”?

• Gallantly

• Roguishly

• Aloof

• Smarting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

“Things are rough all over” is an example of…

• Theme

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Soda’s grin was as wide as the sun” is…

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

“I’ve told you a million times” is…

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

“Bang! The door slammed shut” is…

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A