One and Only Ivan Vocabulary

What does the word intently mean?

• ignore

• attentively

• excited

• interested

At the Big Top Mall, a creaky-music carousel spins all day, and monkeys and parrots live amid the merchants.
What does carousel mean?

• merry-go-round

• ball

• light

• swing

They have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth and a snaking line of elephants, each clutching the limp tail in front of her.
clutching means______

• holding tight

• hitting with an open hand

• biting lightly

• hiding from

I grabbed at colors--the crimson flower just out of reach, the ebony bird streaking past.
What does crimson mean?

• the color that comes from mixing red with a little purple

• strong smelling with a smell that makes your head hurt

• beautiful and very detailed

• poisonous, deadly

Which words from the text help the reader understand what the word imagination means?

• ponder our futures

• have a point

• the way Julia draws

AN AREA THAT IS OVERSEEN BY ONE RULER; WHERE IVAN LIVES

• CANOPIES

• SHACKLES

• DOMAIN

• PARASITES

What does the word 'solitary' mean in the context of 'The One and Only Ivan'?

• A) alone

• B) happy

• C) noisy

• D) crowded

In 'The One and Only Ivan', what does the word 'domain' refer to?

• A) a type of food

• B) a place where someone lives

• C) a kind of animal

• D) a type of game

What does the word 'ponder' mean as used in 'The One and Only Ivan'?

• A) to jump

• B) to think deeply

• C) to run fast

• D) to sleep

In the book, what does 'gleaming' mean when describing the lions' teeth?

• A) dull

• B) shiny

• C) broken

• D) small