The Hobbit Vocabulary

What does it mean to be "prosy"?

• commonplace or dull

• BLEH

• exciting or overwhelming

• joyful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

“It was not the correct thing to say, but "they have begun to arrive" had flustered him badly.” What does fluster mean based on these context clues?

• behave in a confused manner

• to be overwhelmed by excitement and ready to move forward

• to be agitated, frustrated, and overwhelmed

• to be completely shut down

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Dwalin and Balin here already, I see," said Kili. "Let us join the throng!" What is a throng?

• large gathering

• small gathering

• a group of hobbits and dwarves

• 7th and 8th graders

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

an act of plundering , pillaging, and marauding

• depredation

• Throng

• plunderered

• perplexed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Thorin indeed was very haughty, and said nothing about service; but poor Mr. Baggins said he was sorry so many times, that at last he grunted "pray don't mention it," and stopped frowning." What does it mean to be "haughty?"

• having or showing arrogant superiority

• being shy, overwhelmed

• having or showing cowardace

• having or showing you are special

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Seems to know as much about the inside of my larders as I do myself!" thought Mr. Baggins, who was feeling positively flummoxed, and was beginning to wonder whether a most wretched adventure had not come right into his house." What does it mean to be "flummoxed"?

• be a mystery or bewildering to-overwhelming

• be confidence, underwhelmed

• be full of ones self

• to feel stupid

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The dragon's ire more fierce than fire laid low their towers and houses frail." What does "ire" mean in this context?

• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong

• an overwhelming sense of frustration

• belligerence aroused by an unreal wrong

• a spaghetti squash made into a fireball

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"He paused for breath and for a polite remark from the hobbit, but the compliments were quite lost on poor Bilbo Baggins, who was wagging his mouth in protest at being called audacious and worst of all fellow conspirator, though no noise came out, he was so flummoxed." What does audacious mean in this context?

• disposed to venture or take risks (risk taker)

• someone who enjoys to stay in and live a quiet life

• disposed to never go out or speak to anyone

• someone who likes to party uncontrollably

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Will he do, do you think? It is all very well for Gandalf to talk about this hobbit being fierce, but one shriek like that in a moment of excitement would be enough to wake the dragon and all his relatives, and kill the lot of us. "Fierce" means...

• marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

• one whom cannot control their farts

• marked by extremely un-intense emotions or convictions

• docile

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

You asked me to find the fourteenth man for your expedition, and I chose Mr. Baggins. expedition means....

• an organized group of people undertaking a journey

• an unorganized group of people taking a journey

• a disastrous trip through dangerous areas

• a Chewbacca buzzer

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4