StoryTown Vocabulary
The people at the fair were _______ by the bugs.
A.muttered B. flinched C. craned D. annoyed
The glass vase was very ______.
A. delicate B. rumpled C. glared D. flexible
We lost the game because of the goalie's _______.
A. unstep B. disstep C. prestep D. misstep
Information in the form of a table or diagram.
A. caption B. chart C. climax D. argue
To looks at two or more things more closely in order to see what is similar about them or in order to decide which one is better.
A. compare B. contrast C. develop D. drama
The adventures of the sea captain were ________.
A. darted B. jostling C. legendary D. swerved
The parrot could ______ any voice.
A. contract B. lure C. traits D. mimic
The teacher asked the student to ______ the test.
A. retake B. pretake C. untake D. mistake
A sentence or group of words that is written on or next to a picture to explain what is being shown.
A. analogy B. caption C. chart D. argue
When an author creates something for the purpose of people enjoying, laughing, feeling suspense or mystery. (Hunger Games, Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
A. entertain B. essay C. opinion D. fact
The grapes grow in _________.
A. clusters B. fury C. eruption D. taut
The factory worker was tired of her job's _________.
A. stern B. peculiar C. drudgery D. discouraged
The friends were ________ to each other.
A. devotion B. devote C. devoted D. devotes
To give reasons for or against something: to say or write things in order to change someone's opinion about what is true or what should be done.
A. analogy B. caption C. climax D. argue
When you give an instance to help explain something you are talking about. (One type of dangerous weather is a tornado.)
A. entertain B. essay C. example D. fact
The rocking boat made the crew feel ______.
A. constant B. predators C. particular D. queasy
The runners _______ to the finish line.
A. dashed B. gaped C. averted D. discouraged
Which word means the same as remarkable?
A. natural B. grouchy C. outstanding D. sensible
A statement that tells you how something or someone looks or sounds.
A. compare B. contrast C. description/detail D. drama
To cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons. (I really felt like I deserved a raise in my allowance, so I talked my parent into giving me more money for an allowance.)
A. narrator B. news C. novel D. persuade
The teacher asked all students to be ______.
A. contradicting B. attentive C. dashed D. immediate
We walked _______ to the funeral.
A. sparkling B. treacherous C. stroll D. solemnly
Which word means the opposite of grief?
A. pain B. deny C. need D. joy
To figure out how things are different.
A. compare B. contrast C. develop D. drama
A long written story usually about imaginary characters and events. (I really enjoyed reading a fantasy book called Maze Runner.)
A. myth B. news C. novel D. persuade