Story 9-Vocabulary

At first, the applause for Ariel's performance was soft. Then the clapping grew louder.

• rickety

• blasted

• applause

• familiar

During a school assembly, it is very ___, or impolite, for Avery to talk while the principal is speaking.

• rickety

• applause

• jerky

• rude

Manuel and Brihanna decided to explore the city and stumbled upon an old movie theater. They noticed that the theater is ___. It seems like nobody comes here anymore.

• jerky

• rickety

• vacant

• rude

When Athena watched a sad movie and started to cry, everything looked ___, or fuzzy.

• blurry

• vacant

• rude

• blasted

In a dance competition, Riley's routine uses quick, ___motions that stop and start back up again.

• rude

• applause

• familiar

• jerky

This illustration is from a ___, or well-known, story. It is from the time Ellie and Athena volunteered at the community center.

• rude

• blasted

• familiar

• blurry

Riley and Ryan were setting up a puppet theater for their school event. They noticed that some puppet theaters are ___ and can easily collapse.

• rickety

• familiar

• vacant

• rude

Horns ___loudly as Alex and Athena marched with the school band.

• applause

• blasted

• blurry

• jerky