Monsters Vocabulary

If a spoon is contorted, it is...

• broken.

• bent out of its usual shape.

• bent into its regular shape.

• missing.

People living in the Dark Ages had...

• no access to advanced technology.

• no access to lights.

• to always wear black clothing.

• an advanced understanding of science.

Someone who only drinks hot water all year long has...

• a tumor.

• a health disorder.

• an idiosyncrasy.

• a kangaroo court.

While watching the play, the boy was transfixed and...

• couldn't stop watching.

• started to cry.

• ran from the theater in terror.

• hungry.

Someone who is antagonistic...

• is friendly to everyone.

• only eats organic foods.

• holds a deep-seated ill will.

• is slightly grumpy.

The seventh-grade class was raising Cain so...

• the principal gave them detention.

• no one could hear them.

• they ate ice cream for dinner.

• the teacher gave them extra credit.

If you want to keep your dog in the backyard, you need to...

• lecture him.

• antagonize him.

• release him.

• confine him.

A kangaroo court will often _______ legal procedure.

• obey

• ignore

• outlaw

• follow

Both "raising Cain" and "scapegoat" are examples of...

• allegory.

• metaphors.

• adjectives.

• poems.

Martha had insomnia and often...

• blamed others for her mistakes.

• talked too loudly.

• ate her weight in jello.

• stayed awake all night.