Cycle 3 Vocabulary
Feverishly is an adverb that means doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
Precarious is an adjective that means insecure, uncertain or unsteady
Mirage is a noun that means an illusion of something that you want to see but it isn’t really there
Replenish is a verb that means to make full or complete again
Entrepreneur is a noun that means a person who starts a business
Retrogression is a noun that means movement backwards, the opposite of progress
Epitaph is a noun that means something written in memory of a dead person
Plunder is a verb that means to rob using force
Reverie is a noun that means a daydream where you are lost in thought
Falter is a verb that means to stumble or hesitate
Cycle 3 Vocabulary
Feverishly –
Precarious –
Mirage –
Replenish –
Entrepreneur –
Retrogression –
Epitaph –
Plunder –
Reverie –
Falter –
Sentence Completion
1. I feverishly cleaned my room after ______.
2. Walking on a tightrope seems precarious because ______.
3. I was so thirsty that I saw a mirage of ______.
4. It is so rude not to replenish the ______after you have ______.
5. The entrepreneur decided to ______.
6. The students experienced retrogression because ______.
7. On my epitaph, I hope it says I was ______.
8. The army plundered the village when ______.
9. You could tell she was lost in reverie because ______.
10. His speech faltered when ______.
Making Connections
1. What is something precarious that you would do feverishly? Explain your answer.
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2. Do entrepreneurs ever falter in their business? Make up an example.
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3. Why is it that if you spend all your class time in reverie you might experience retrogression on your report card?
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4. What is a place you would plunder in order to replenish your supply of video games?
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5. When is a time a person might see a mirage of the epitaph on his gravestone?
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Vocabulary Quiz – Raisin In the Sun
1. Feverishly
a. To make full or complete again
b. Something written in memory of a dead person
c. To stumble or hesitate
d. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
2. Precarious
a. A person who starts a business
b. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
c. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
d. To rob using force
3. Mirage
a. Movement backwards, the opposite of progress
b. A daydream where you are lost in thought
c. An illusion of something that you want to see but it isn’t really there
d. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
4. Replenish
a. To make full or complete again
b. Something written in memory of a dead person
c. To stumble or hesitate
d. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
5. Entrepreneur
a. A person who starts a business
b. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
c. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
d. To rob using force
6. Retrogression
a. Movement backwards, the opposite of progress
b. A daydream where you are lost in thought
c. An illusion of something that you want to see but it isn’t really there
d. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
7. Epitaph
a. To make full or complete again
b. Something written in memory of a dead person
c. To stumble or hesitate
d. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
8. Plunder
a. A person who starts a business
b. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
c. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
d. To rob using force
9. Reverie
a. Movement backwards, the opposite of progress
b. A daydream where you are lost in thought
c. An illusion of something that you want to see but it isn’t really there
d. Dangerously insecure, uncertain or unsteady
10. Falter
a. To make full or complete again
b. Something written in memory of a dead person
c. To stumble or hesitate
d. Doing something quickly with a lot of excitement
Directions: Answer the following multiple choice questions that will appear on the AR and Literacy Skills quizzes for A Raisin In the Sun.
1. The climax of the story occurred when…
a. The Youngers visited their new house
b. Ruth decided to have her baby
c. Walter Lee refused to be paid off to leave the neighborhood
d. Beneatha realized she was on longer interested in medicine
2. The author’s purpose in writing this story was most likely to…
a. Offer a guide for people dealing with the death of a loved one
b. Illustrate the struggles facing many black Americans
c. Relive the events of her own childhood
d. Encourage blacks to return to Africa
3. Which of these was an opinion of Mr. Lindner held of black people?
a. They deserved help getting jobs because of employers’ prejudices
b. There were no black people living in his neighborhood
c. The people in his neighborhood were racist, but he was not
d. They should live together in their own communities
4. Which of these best summarizes Walter’s life?
a. He wore himself out trying to live up to his father’s image
b. He spent his life longing for more than what he had
c. He did not have the love and support of the family
d. He thought is life was best lived working for others
5. Mama said that Walter had finally come into his manhood after…
a. He called Mr. Arnold and asked for his job back
b. He bought Travis a new suit
c. He told Mr. Lindner he didn’t want his money
d. He cried after hearing the news from Bobo