Holes Vocabulary Ch. 1-21

Match the following...

• levels of people, family

• generations

• not fair

• wasteland

• taking a serious topic and making it funny

• unjust

• a place with nothing there, seemingly lifeless

• dark humor

• pushing through; not giving up

• perseverance

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

the one who did something would be ​ ​ (a)   but the person who didn't do it would be ​ (b)  

• guilty
• innocent
• unjust
• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When something happens that seems it was "meant to be" it's called ​ (a)   but a strange, connected event would be a ​ (b)  

• destiny
• coincidence
• curse
• miracle

Match the following...

• treating someone well; looking up to them

• respect

• bad luck or a negative effect placed on someone

• defective

• growing in positive personality traits

• curse

• broken or not working properly

• stereotype

• general beliefs about a whole group

• character improvement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

One who tries to see the bright side would be ​ (a)   but one who always sees the negative would be ​ (b)  

• optimistic
• pessimistic
• cursed
• perseverance
• defective

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A wonderful, unexpected event would be a ​ (a)   but a terrible event or events could be seen as a ​ ​ (b)  

• miracle
• curse
• stereotype
• coincidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Match the following...

• to say one thing while you mean the opposite

• appreciate

• to understand someone/ something's worth

• sarcasm

• ability to withstand

• irony

• to expect one thing but the opposite happens

• strength

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4