Answers VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE RATING (VKR)

Quarter 2 – Week 4Date: ______Period:______

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Rate your prior knowledge of the vocabulary word.
  2. Using your copy of Egypt Game, locate the vocabulary word in the text.
  3. Copy the entire sentence from the text into the “In Text Citation” box using quotation marks.
  4. Write your own sentence with the same word on the back of this page.
  5. 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