"To Build a Fire" Vocabulary

Which of the following would be considered "intangible"?

• a dog

• the wind

• a thought

• a city

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The action of moving smoothly up and down is

• protruding

• imperative

• undulation

• recoiling

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When would a person MOST LIKELY feel apprehnsion

• while taking a nap

• before taking a really important test that he had not studied for

• when relaxing at home

• while playing his favorite game

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If something is imperative, it is

• very important

• not important

• royal

• lost

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be excruciating?

• relaxing on a beach

• forgetting someon'e phone number

• breaking both of your legs

• winning the lottery

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following words is NOT a noun?

• undulations

• apprehension

• extremities

• protruding

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If George RECOILS from Sabrina's suggestion, he is

• disgusted by it

• amused by it

• confused by it

• in agreement with it

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word best complete the following sentence?

A fight ____ after one boy began insulting the other.

• recoiled

• ensued

• protruded

• undulated

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which definition fits the way APPREHENSION is used in the following sentence?

It is normal to feel some APPREHENSION before starting a new school.

• an act of catching and arresting someone who has not obeyed the law

• the act of understanding something, or the way that something is understood

• worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence:

We could all see the huge splinter ____ from Jill's hand.

• undulating

• protruding

• extremities

• recoiling

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4