Hoot Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1-10

Read the sentence from chapter 1 (page 1). 

“The older kids were supposed to stay in the back of the bus, but Dana had snuck up behind Roy's seat and ambushed him.” 

Which meaning of the word ambush is used in the sentence?

• One who runs and hides to escape punishment from breaking the law

• To speak in an aggressive or angry manner

• Surprise attack; plan to entrap

• People who might be guilty of a crime

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 1 (page 4). 

“ You should see what they done," he said to the policeman..." "The dispatcher said you wanted to report some vandalism."

Which meaning of the word vandalism is used in the sentence?

• a person who has broken the law and remains a fugitive

• to grimace because of pain or disgust

•  in a threatening manner

• The deliberate destruction or defacement of public or private property

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 1 (page 7). 

"It puzzled the policeman, too. Kids usually didn’t go to

that kind of trouble when pulling a prank. Do you have any particular suspects?

Which meaning of the word suspects is used in the sentence?

• People who might be guilty of a crime

• One who runs and hides to escape punishment from breaking the law

• To speak in an aggressive or angry manner

• Surprise attack; a plan to entrap

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentence from chapter 1 (page 12). 

“So maybe the kid’s just a psycho. Who cares?” “Or an outlaw,” said Roy.

Which meaning of the word outlaw is used in the sentence?

• to walk with a haughty (arrogant) air

• causing fear or dread; intimidating

• a person who has broken the law and remains a fugitive

• to change one’s religion or system of beliefs

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentence from chapter 2 (page 18). 

“It was the same answer he gave on the school bus when Dana Matherson accosted him on his first day, and from then on Roy was "Tex" or "Cowgirl" or "Roy Rogers- hardt.” 

Which meaning of the word accost is used in the sentence?

• one who runs and hides to escape punishment from breaking the law

•  deliberate or intentional destruction of private or public property

• people who might be guilty of a crime

• To speak in an aggressive or angry manner

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentence from chapter  4 (page 40). 

“Officer David Delinko looked forward to getting up early to scout the construction site.  It was a welcome break from his daily routine, which offered few opportunities for real surveillance.” 

Which meaning of the word surveillance is used in the sentence?

• Playful recklessness or misbehavior, generally in children

• An individual who has done something wrong or committed a crime

• Disappeared suddenly, without a trace.

• A close watch kept over something or someone in order to gather information

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 4 (page 40). 

“Vandalism and trespassing weren't big-time crimes, but Officer Delinko was intrigued by the continuing pattern of mischief at the future site of Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House.” 

Which meaning of the word mischief is used in the sentence?

• Playful recklessness or misbehavior, generally in children

• Disappeared suddenly, without a trace

• An individual who has done something wrong or committed a crime

•  A close watch kept over something or someone in order to gather information

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 4 (page 40). 

“He had a hunch that the culprit (or culprits) intended something more serious than juvenile pranks.” 

Which meaning of the word culprit is used in the sentence?

• anger at something that is unfair, whether real or perceived

• a person who has done a crime

•  in a threatening manner

• to grimace because of pain or disgust

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 5 (page 50). 

"He slowed only when he reached the stand of the Australian pines into which the running boy had vanished."

Which meaning of the word vanished is used in the sentence?

• Playful recklessness or misbehavior, generally in children

•  A close watch kept over something/someone in order to gather information

• An individual who has something wrong or committed a crime

• Disappeared suddenly, without a trace

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the sentence from chapter 6 (page 68). 

“Rain slashed down in wind-driven sheets that stung his face, and lightning crashed ominously nearby.” 

Which meaning of the word ominously is used in the sentence?

• Waiting to be disappointed

• In a way that suggests something bad will happen

• Having high energy

• Serious and sad

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4