All The Broken Pieces Vocab 1

What does shrill mean?

• High pitched
• Loud
• Fast beat
• Spinning around

What does stacatto mean?

• High pitched
• Fast beat
• Quickly moving
• Spinning around

What does whirring mean?

• High pitched
• Spinning around
• Begging
• Helicopter engine

What does pleading mean?

• Begging
• Yelling
• Asking for candy
• Spinning around

What does shame mean?

• Feeling embarrassed because you did something wrong
• Begging for something
• Doing something wrong
• Making noise in class

What does flashes mean?

• The light from flicking the lightswitch
• Spinning around quickly
• Sudden burst of memory
• Feeling bad about something

What does swiftly mean?

• Spinning around quickly
• Moving quickly and easily
• High pitched
• Begging

Fill in the blank:  The lady's _________ scream hurt my ears.

• shrill
• stacatto
• shame
• flashes

Fill in the blank:  He felt __________ when he realized that he had said something mean to his friend.

• pleading
• shrill
• shame
• swiftly

Fill in the blank:  She got up to dance when she heard the _______________ beat.

• shrill
• staccato
• pleading
• swiftly