The Outsiders Ch. 1-6 Context Clues Vocab Quiz

"I touched my cheek gingerly"

(Hinton 12).

gingerly is an....

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face" (Hinton 24).

Incredulous is a state of....

• anger

• confusion

• understanding

• shock or disbelief

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"I digested that. It was true"

(Hinton 34).

Choose the correct definition of digested....

• to change into a form that can be absorbed by the body

• a condensed but comprehensive account of a body of information

• to arrange or classify systematically

• to think over and absorb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"He likes fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school"

(Hinton 10)

Choose the correct definition of unfathomable....

• incredible

• difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible

• difficult or impossible to measure

• disgusting

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Not like the Socs, who...get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next"

(Hinton 3).

Choose the correct definition of asset....

• a person or thing that has value

• the property of a deceased person available to his or her estate

• property, as of a business, a bankrupt

• innocence or purity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper..."

(Hinton 3).

An editorial is....

• a cut or removed piece from a publication

• a newspaper article written by an editor that gives an opinion on a topic or issue

• a composition of photos designed to highlight a specific topic

• a news column highlighting criminal activity

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"'Okay,' I said nonchalantly, 'might as well'"

(Hinton 25).

Nonchalantly means....

• quietly,as if in secret

• with excitement or joy

• with irritation

• casually, calmly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Oh, there are a few gangs around, like the River Kings and the Tiber Street Tigers, but here in the Southwest there's no gang rivalry..."

(Hinton 11).

We could replace rivalry with....

• competition

• truce

• confrontation

• activity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade"

(Hinton 34).

Which of the following would likely be a law-abiding person....

• a hoodlum

• a vandal

• a politician

• a spy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive. If Dally was drunk and in a dangerous mood..." (Hinton 59).

We could replace apprehensive with....

• uncomfortable

• hesitant

• aggressive

• upset

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4