The Giver Vocabulary 2

Brynn really wanted a car. His only hope was his mother, who could buy him a car if she wanted to. He went to her on Monday and asked her. He went back on Tuesday and asked her. By Wednesday, he was desperate and begging.

• anguish

• dejected

• expanse

• implore

• lingered

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Toni and Kim have been friends since kindergarten. Four days ago, Kim moved away. Toni is trying to keep herself busy, but now she feels really sad. She did everything with Kim — what will she do now?

• anguish

• dejected

• expanse

• implore

• lingered

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It was Violet’s first time cooking with garlic. Afterwards, no matter how many times she washed her hands, they still smelled like garlic. Finally, her mother told her she had to use a special soap to get the garlic smell off of her hands.

• anguish

• dejected

• expanse

• implore

• linger

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The second quarter was horrible to watch. Our team was behind by 40 points and the spread kept getting bigger. We missed layups. We missed foul shots. Someone even double-dribbled. It was so embarrassing and painful to play every minute of the last quarter.

• anguish

• dejected

• expanse

• implore

• linger

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When we first moved into the house, the yard felt so big. I looked to the left and the right, and there was nothing but green grass. It seemed to go on forever. It seemed like the line of trees was a thousand miles away.

• anguish

• dejected

• expanse

• implore

• linger

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Koyé is adventurous. He likes to hike. Sometimes, his hikes take him up narrow pathways that run along high cliffs. I am so amazed that he will walk so close to the edge with no railing or safety net below.

• outlier

• receptical

• steathly

• surged

• Treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Most of the students have traditional hair colors like brown, or blonde, or black. Mimi is different. She has bright red hair with a blue streak in the front. It doesn’t bother her; she likes to be very different from most people.

• outlier

• receptical

• steathly

• surged

• treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Pamina wanted to read her sister’s diary, so she waited until her sister took a shower to look for it. She had to make sure her brother Dior didn’t see her because he would either blackmail her or tell their sister. She moved quickly and quietly. No one saw her.

• outlier

• receptical

• steathly

• surged

• treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

At my apartment, they have a special container that holds all the leftover scraps of vegetables and fruit. They cover the food with dirt and sometimes even add in worms! In a month or two, they allow residents to take the dirt to use in their plants or start a garden. I like the idea that we are finding a way to recycle food instead of just throwing it away.

• outlier

• receptical

• steathly

• surged

• treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When the bell rang, all the students stood up and raced to the door to leave. It felt like the day had lasted forever and now the weekend was here.

• outlier

• receptical

• steathly

• surged

• treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4