Answers VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE RATING (VKR)
Answers VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE RATING (VKR)
Quarter 2 – Week 4Date: ______Period:______
DIRECTIONS:
- Rate your prior knowledge of the vocabulary word.
- Using your copy of Egypt Game, locate the vocabulary word in the text.
- Copy the entire sentence from the text into the “In Text Citation” box using quotation marks.
- Write your own sentence with the same word on the back of this page.
- Since many sentences we are seeing do not come across with the correct meaning you will need to have your sentence checked by the teacher during office hours or have a parent check it at home.
Vocabulary Word / Never heard it / Heard it / Have some idea / Know it well / In Text Citation of Vocabulary Word
(copy sentence from book)
89
astonishment / Several of the surrounding trick-or-treaters turned to look at him, and the other three Egyptians stared in astonishment.
93
momentum / Sometimes she’d try to pick things up where she left off, but all that lost momentum made a big difference.
95 convulsions / By the time the Egyptians got over their convulsions of giggles, Ken and Toby had disappeared around the corner.
100 frantically / As soon as everyone was seated, Elizabeth raised her hand and shook frantically.
101
trance / April went into a quick trance with her fingers to her forehead.
102
coaxed / “Come on back to the circle,” Melanie coaxed.
103
humanity / Now and then one or another would approach the altar, bow, and drop a scrap of humanity on the flames.
105
fiendish / …the monster and the box man leaned on each other and choked with fiendish laughter.
107
gloomily / When Elizabeth finished whispering, April shook her head gloomily.
112
console / But it would have taken more than a few pieces of cheap candy to console April and Melanie.
Front of card / Back of card
89
astonishment / Noun - a feeling of being very surprised
93
momentum / Noun - the strength or force that something has when it is moving
95 convulsions / Noun - a sudden experience of something (such as laughter) that shakes or moves your body
100 frantically / Adjective- feeling or showing a lot of fear and worry
101
trance / Noun - a state that is like being asleep except that you can move
102
coaxed / Verb - to influence or persuade (a person or animal) to do something
103
humanity / Noun - the quality or state of being human
105
fiendish / Adjective - very evil or cruel
107
gloomily / Adjective - somewhat dark : not bright or sunny
112
console / Verb - to try to make (someone) feel less sadness or disappointment