Vocabulary
Context Clues
Making Inferences
Synonyms/Antonyms
Cause and Effect
100
What does bravado mean?
A pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
100
A small portion of Mrs. Who's white robe was clutched tightly in her hand. What word could you replace portion with?
piece
100
Meg and Calvin enjoyed eating the turkey dinner The Man with Red Eyes gave them, but Charles says that it tastes like sand. Why is this?
Charles Wallace refuses to let The Man with Red Eyes enter his min therefore he cannot taste what the man wants him to taste.
100
The man's breathless voice was proof that Charles Wallace's punch had succeeded in hurting him a little. What is the antonym of succeeded?
failed
100
What caused Meg and Charles Wallace's dad to become trapped on Camazotz?
Their dad went on a secret government mission.
200
What does arrogance mean?
Offensive display of superiority or self-importance.
200
Mrs. Whatsit was visible, by Mrs. Which found it very hard to materialize. What word could your replace materialize with?
appear
200
Why did Meg wonder if the people of Camazotz were all robots?
Many pepole were doing exactly the same thing at the same time.
200
What is the antonym for facet?
Whole
200
What was the effect of Mrs. Who leaving her spectacles with Meg?
Meg felt less afraid.
300
What does belligerent mean?
aggressively hostille
300
Again and again their voices reverberated through the empty cave. What word could you use to replace the word reverberated?
echoed
300
When a boy told her of IT, why did Meg think IT was something frightening?
The boy spoke about IT in a strange way, as though he weren't talking for himself.
300
Only Charles Wallace had a mind complex enough to find out who the red-eyed man was. What is the antonym of complex?
simple
300
What caused the Happy Medium to not want to look at Earth in her crystal ball?
Earth was shadowed by the Dark Thing
400
What does nondescript mean?
Of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind.
400
Meg's whole body shuddered with fear when she realized that her father was in danger. What word could you use to replace shuddered?
shook
400
Why were Calvin, Charles Wallace, and Meg naming off people from Earth's history at the end of chapter 5?
They were feeling overwhelmed and needed confidence. The people they were naming off were Earth's fighters of evil.
400
What is a synonym of propitious?
favorable
400
What was the effect of the Happy Medium asking for a kiss from Calvin?
Calvin bent down, blushing.
500
What does unsubstantial mean?
Having no foundation in fact.
500
Meg told Charles Wallace to get off his high horse. What does get off your high horse mean?
Stop acting like you know everything.
500
Why didn't the Happy Medium want to look at Earth in her crystal ball?
She knew that Earth was shadowed by the Dark Thing.
500
After the man threatened Meg, she gave him a sullen look. What is the synonym of sullen?
somber, sulky, cheerless
500
When the children were in the Happy Medium's cave, what caused Meg to become angry and want to fight the Dark Thing?
The Happy Medium showed Meg a vision of her unhappy mother.
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