Vocabulary Study Chapters 1-5

My shopping cart suddenly ____________________ into a display of stacked soup cans.

• careened

• lofty

• skittish

• curt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

2. I knew Troy was annoyed because he gave me only ____________________ replies.

• curt

• lofty

• skittish

• careened

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

3. Mia pointed to the doll she wanted and stared up at her mother ____________________.

• beseechingly

• lofty

• skittish

• curt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

4. From his ____________________ perch, the eagle could see for miles.

• lofty

• skittish

• careened

• curt

5. The worker marched ____________________ into his boss’s office and said, “I quit!”

• resolutely

• skittishly

• careened

• curtly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

6. The stray cat was ____________________ at first, but in time he let me pet him.

• skittish

• lofty

• curt

• resolutely

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

My parents or guardians forbid me to do the following:

• Look outside because of the risk of someone seeing me.

• Go to school alone at night.

• Cook without supervision.

• Drive a car.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

7. The mountain climber reached the ____________________ summit after hours of climbing.

• curt

• skittish

• careened

• lofty

8. The frightened puppy ____________________ away when I tried to approach it.

• resolutely

• curtly

• loftily

• skittishly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

9. The car ____________________ down the icy road, barely missing the mailbox.

• lofty

• curt

• careened

• skittish

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F