Vocabulary #1

A __________ company prints millions of copies of books for people to buy and read.

• big

• publishing

• pressuring

• revisions

Answer explanation

To publish means to prepare sales or distribution (to share) of books or information!

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

An original copy of a story submitted for publication

• muted

• wry

• new

• manuscript

Answer explanation

Think of manuscript as THE original or oldest copy of something like a book or story

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The _________ director is in charge of the department that corrects early versions of a book.

• editorial

• smartest

• tallest

• literary

Answer explanation

Think edit.... to make changes or corrections to a text. What kind of editorial work do you do in school?

Making a forceful effort to influence a person

• telling

• wry

• pressuring

• disclose

Answer explanation

Reminds me of PEER PRESSUR(E)ing.

"Ahhh man, you have to do this to be my friend" type of thing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

To reveal or make known

• scream at the mountains

• submit

• publishing

• disclose

Answer explanation

Think of opening a door and "revealing" something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A confusing network of paths

• maze

• school hallway

• revisions

• disclose

Answer explanation

Maze. Corn mazes. Mazes on paper. They can be tricky or confusing!

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Matters that have to do with books, writers, and literature are ________.

• exciting

• literary

• editorial

• wry

Answer explanation

A word we have all heard in ELA class... LITERATURE

Changes or improvements made to something

• giving your dog a haircut

• maze

• revisions

• publishing

Answer explanation

Revisions... very similar to the word edit. Think of making improvements to something!

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

A ___ remark or sense of humor shows that someone can find humor in difficult moments.

• wry

• new

• bad

• silly

Answer explanation

You may have heard of a wry smile... when things are tough, some people do not know how to react but smile:)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A sound that has been muffled or silenced.

• maze

• BANG, SLAM

• editorial

• muted

Answer explanation

Think of a TV being muted... you cannot hear it!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5