First Day Jitters

The nervous girl was ____________ about the test. 

• happy
• afraid or worried
• giddy 
• excited 

When the player fumbled the ball, he ______________ the ball. 

• grabbed 
• threw
• dropped
• kicked

The old man chuckled or _______________ at his grandson. 

• frowned in a mean way
• smiled in a nice way
• laughed in a quiet way
• growled in a mean way

The boy told a story that was nonsense or __________________. 

• true and factual
• untrue or silly
• fun and exciting
• boring 

The group trudged or _______________ across the mountain. 

• walked slowly
• ran quickly
• jogged
• skipped 

The groundhog tunneled his way through the dirt.  What is the meaning of tunneled? 

• he ate through the dirt
• he slept 
• he saw light 
• he dug farther

It was not fun to shake the man's clammy, _____________ hand. 

• damp
• soft
• large
• rough 

The weakly boy was __________________.

• full of power
• old 
• without strength 
• young 

The girl slumped, or ______________________ because of feeling weak. 

• stood up straight
• jumped or 
• slept
• fell against something

The two ladies gushed, or ______________________________ after not seeing each other for a while. 

• cried with joy
• talked with much feeling
• hugged
• jumped for joy