Johnny Tremain Chapter 1 Vocab. Builder
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Johnny Tremain Chapter 1 Vocab. Builder
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Using Prior Knowledge and Context Clues
(1 point each)
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text.
Read the sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with
your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean on
the lines provided.
1. . . . Mrs. Lapham stood at the foot of a ladder leading to the attic where her
father-in-law's apprentices slept. _______________________________
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2. Whatever a 'pig-of-a-louse' was, it did describe the whitish, flaccid, parasitic
Dove.___________________________________________________________
Using Prior Knowledge and Context Clues
(1 point each)
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text.
Read the sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with
your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean on
the lines provided.
1. . . . Mrs. Lapham stood at the foot of a ladder leading to the attic where her
father-in-law's apprentices slept. _______________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Whatever a 'pig-of-a-louse' was, it did describe the whitish, flaccid, parasitic
Dove.___________________________________________________________
3. Whatever a 'pig-of-a-louse' was, it did describe the whitish, flaccid, parasitic
Dove. ___________________________________________________________
4. She wore her clothes so tight (hoping to look ethereal), she looked apoplectic.
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5. She wore her clothes so tight (hoping to look ethereal), she looked apoplectic.
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6. 'So get out a crucible. Soon as Dusty's got the furnace going, you melt it down
and try again.’ _______________________________________________
7. 'What is it, my girl?' He often thus arrogantly addressed his master's granddaughters--really his own mistress. ____________________________________
8. At last Mr. Lapham raised his protuberant eyes. _______________________
Determining the Meaning - Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary
definitions.
______9. apprentices
A. lacking in vigor or energy
______10. flaccid
B. boastfully, conceitedly
______11. parasitic
C. airy; fragile
______12. ethereal
D. swelling outward; bulging
______13. apoplectic
E. unpaid workers who learn a trade or
craft in exchange for their assistance to a
master craftsman
______14. crucible
F. porcelain dish used for melting silver
______15. arrogantly
G. taking advantage of others without return
______16. protuberant
H. loss of muscular control and sensation
_____ 17. pig-of-a-louse
I. lazy, willing to let others’ do his work
3. Whatever a 'pig-of-a-louse' was, it did describe the whitish, flaccid, parasitic
Dove. ___________________________________________________________
4. She wore her clothes so tight (hoping to look ethereal), she looked apoplectic.
______________________________________________________
5. She wore her clothes so tight (hoping to look ethereal), she looked apoplectic.
______________________________________________________
6. 'So get out a crucible. Soon as Dusty's got the furnace going, you melt it down
and try again.’ _______________________________________________
7. 'What is it, my girl?' He often thus arrogantly addressed his master's granddaughters--really his own mistress. ____________________________________
8. At last Mr. Lapham raised his protuberant eyes. _______________________
Determining the Meaning - Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary
definitions.
______9. apprentices
A. lacking in vigor or energy
______10. flaccid
B. boastfully, conceitedly
______11. parasitic
C. airy; fragile
______12. ethereal
D. swelling outward; bulging
______13. apoplectic
E. unpaid workers who learn a trade or
craft in exchange for their assistance to a
master craftsman
______14. crucible
F. porcelain dish used for melting silver
______15. arrogantly
G. taking advantage of others without return
______16. protuberant
H. loss of muscular control and sensation
_____ 17. pig-of-a-louse
I. lazy, willing to let others’ do his work
18-20. List 3 highlighted words that you think may be “historical period” words
from your reading.
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B) ________________________ =
C) _________________________ =
18-20. List 3 highlighted words that you think may be “historical period” words
from your reading.
A) ________________________ =
B) ________________________ =
C) _________________________ =