Thank You Ma'am Vocabulary

Vocabulary

3. You worked hard all day, Mum. Sit down and ________

while I get dinner ready.

• do your fair share

• put your feet up

• be sick and tired

• run errands

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Vocabulary

My family isn’t wealthy, but if we’re careful with our

money, we’ll get ________.

• by

• along

• back at

• together with

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in each sentence.

“But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse.”

• stop

• allow

• help

• prevent

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in each sentence. “But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse.”

• bend

• fall

• smile

• cry

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in each sentence. “…the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up. The large woman simply turned around and kicked him square in his blue-jeanedsitter.”

• chest

• bag

• bottom

• head

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in each sentence. “He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.”

• fun

• excited

• anxious

• weak

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in each sentence. “The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house.”

• people living in the house

• lies or falsehoods spread by others

• places in the house

• couples

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the word 'stoop' as used in the context of 'Thank You Ma'am'?

• bend

• fall

• smile

• cry

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In 'Thank You Ma'am', what does the word 'permit' mean?

• stop

• allow

• help

• prevent

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'sitter' refer to in the story 'Thank You Ma'am'?

• chest

• bag

• bottom

• head

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4