Vocabulary: Into the lifeboat

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The sound of crying from the sinking ship was __________ to hear.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

Volcanoes and tsunamis __________ me.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

__________, she splashed paint all over the canvas.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The lights __________ the football field for the night game.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

With __________, he turned in his incomplete test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

reluctance - reassure - illuminate - fascinate - unrestrainedly - agonizing

Fill in each blank with the correct Critical Vocabulary word from the Word Bank.

The coach takes time to __________ players before a game.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Nobody was anxious to move; Titanic seemed so steady. To justify their reluctance, some pointed to a light on the horizon: another ship's lights! People were reassured, content to bide their time.

What does the word "reluctance" suggest in the context of the paragraph?

• Eagerness to move

• Hesitation to move

• Enchantment with the Titanic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

“Surely it is all a dream,” I thought as I looked up the side of the ship, beautifully illuminated, each deck alive with lights; the dynamos were on the top deck. I tried to make myself believe it could not be true, all this. I even noticed a few people leaning over the rail, watching in an unconcerned manner; perhaps they too were persuading themselves it was a bad dream!

In the paragraph, what is meant by "illuminate"?

• To clarify with light

• To create misty blackness

• To darken

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

As if all could read my mind, the women in the boat started to weep, some silently, some unrestrainedly. I closed my eyes and prayed, prayed for one and all but dared not think of anyone in particular. I dared not visualize those people I had just left, warm and alive as I was. I tried to busy myself with the baby, but could not refrain from looking up again. Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other.

How is the term "unrestrainedly" used in the paragraph?

• Silently

• With extreme pain

• Without holding back

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Nobody was anxious to move; Titanic seemed so steady. To justify their reluctance, some pointed to a light on the horizon: another ship's light! People were reassured, content to bide their time.

What does the word "reassure" imply based on the context?

• To worry

• To provide comfort and ease fears

• To admire a ship

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4