U5W1 Vocabulary

At night, the abandoned house looked dismal. What does the word dismal mean?

• Dark or Gloomy

• warm and friendly

• bright and scary

• beautiful

The cerulean sea glittered in the sunlight. What does cerulean mean?

• beautiful

• blue

• full of water

The ferocious lion chased the baby elephant. What does ferocious mean?

• very large and interesting

• savagely fierce, cruel or violent.

• speedy or quick

• hungry

What does adept mean?

• courageous

• friendly and pleasant

• very bad at doing something.

• very skilled (at something)

He sauntered to class even though he was late. What does this mean?

• He ran to class as quickly as he could.

• He walked in a casual and relaxed manner.

• He walked with a limp.

The librarian was very cordial. What does this mean?

• The librarian is warm and friendly.

• The librarian is cruel and mean.

• The librarian is very sleepy.

Freddy was elated when he won two free tickets to the movies. How was Freddy feeling?

• disappointed

• sad

• very happy

• very angry

The valiant firefighter saved the family from the burning house. What does valiant mean?

• strong

• brave or heroic

• tall

• unprofessional

The movie was spine-chilling. What does spine-chilling mean?

• interesting

• funny

• very scary

• super boring

I am persistent. What does that mean?

• I always keep trying.

• I give up very easily.

• I like to watch movies.