Crystal's Power Vocab (TWO #1)

"Could she really move things just by looking at them? Or was she hallucinating?"

What's the best way to describe the word 'hallucinating'?

• imagining things

• sensing something

• feeling something that's not there

• faking a situation

"Crystal had definitely not wanted to move, but both her parents had gotten jobs at a big-time lab called the Stephens Institute."

What's the best way to describe the word 'big-time'?

• significant, important

• large (size)

• powerful

• interesting

"Crystal skidded to a stop just next to him and pulled her bike to the rack. Then she leaned over to fumble with her lock."

What's the best way to describe the word 'fumble'?

• clumsily handle

• look for

• turn the key

• open up

"Maybe Buster didn’t think much… or maybe her powers were limited to moving objects from place to place."

What's the best way to describe the word 'limited to'?

• restricted to

• a little bit

• stuck

• unable to

"Yeah, everything was just peachy keen… except for the thing she could do with her mind."

What's the best way to describe the word 'peachy keen'?

• fine

• not great

• happy

• falling apart

"But she barely heard him, because there was a big gust of wind and a very loud crack, right over their heads—and then a strange sound, like a large and heavy item colliding with something."

Which two words have similar meanings to 'colliding'?

• crashing

• hitting

• falling

• falling apart

"And even if the government didn’t send agents to dissect her or lock her up in a vault, she’d be a freak for the rest of her life."

Which two words have similar meanings to 'dissect'?

• cut up (to see the inside)

• attack

• imprison

"Everyone said Crystal was the spitting image of her mom."

What's the best way to describe the word 'the spitting image of'?

• exactly the same

• very different

• looks a bit similar