8th Grade - A Night to Remember

What is the best definition for impressed?

"When the jolt came, it impressed Belford more strongly than Steward Johnson - perhaps because a pan of new rolls clattered off the top of the oven and scattered about the floor."

• unemotional; unconcerned

• to move to one side

• large numbers

• to create a strong force; to have a forceful impact

What type of word is impressed?

"When the jolt came, it impressed Belford more strongly than Steward Johnson - perhaps because a pan of new rolls clattered off the top of the oven and scattered about the floor."

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

Which of the following words could be used instead of impressed?

"When the jolt came, it impressed Belford more strongly than Steward Johnson - perhaps because a pan of new rolls clattered off the top of the oven and scattered about the floor."

• ran

• stirred

• angered

• lost

What is the best definition for detached?

"Thank you," acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy.

• unemotional; unconcerned

• to move to one side

• large numbers

• to create a strong force; to have a forceful impact

Which of the following words could be used instead of detached?

"Thank you," acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy.

• made

• happy

• unfound

• useless

What type of word is detached?

"Thank you," acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy.

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

What is the best definition for draw?

"Fleet and Lee stood quietly side by side, watching the iceberg draw nearer."

• unemotional; unconcerned

• to move to one side

• large numbers

• to create a strong force; to have a forceful impact

What type of word is draw?

"Fleet and Lee stood quietly side by side, watching the iceberg draw nearer."

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

What is the best definition for myriads?

"... tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck light."

• unemotional; unconcerned

• to move to one side

• large numbers

• to create a strong force; to have a forceful impact

What is the best definition for ominous?

"She recalled the first ominous jolt when she was in the San Francisco Earthquake..."

• healthy

• threatening; suggesting that something bad will happen

• unknown; not indentified explicitly

• extremely attractive; exciting attractive