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Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
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Vocabulary from the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor.
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Everyone was
subdued
, as we rolled out of the parking lot.
quieted
talkative
cheerful
unhappy
2
Victor jumped on Arthur and started
pummeling
him furiously.
hugging
loving
tickling
punching
3
Erik is so
phony
when adults are around.
irrelevant
disruptive
deceiving
serious
4
His cold
persisted
.
transmitted
got worse
continued
went away
5
Mike's hair was
singed
by the lightening.
destroyed
ruined
burned superficially
burned completely
6
Erik got out of the passenger side and walked up to Mom, slowly and
solemnly
.
aghast
excitedly
seriously
happily
7
His own goaltender only had to
cradle
the ball.
let go of
hold in arms
bounce away
kick away
8
After reading about the last football game, Dad
brooded
about it.
think happily
think sadly
think angrily
think moodily
9
Their leaves seemed to be
withering.
turning green
falling off
growing fast
dried up
10
At Tangerine Middle, the
minorities
are the majority.
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a smaller group
11
Soccer practice was a
colossal
drag
very exciting
very small
very boring
very big
12
Tino was still standing over Erik's
prostrate
body.
stretched out with face down
crouching in fear
severely injured
bundled up in a heap
13
It could even return this area to its former
prominence
as the tangerine capital of the world.
A state of being important
promise
dilapidated
insignificance
14
He was Erik's
goon
back then.
Someone who is paid to tell jokes
Someone who is paid to be a friend
Someone who is paid to drive
Someone who is paid to hurt others
15
Arthur's hand
fumbled
inside his gym bag.
talk indistinctly
a loud low dull continuous noise
fall suddenly and sharply
feel about uncertainly or blindly
16
I watched Eric's hand,
mesmerized
.
dilapidated
having your attention
authenticated
infuriated
17
Erik and his
flunky
, Arthur, are always in demand.
angry person
lazy person
obedient person
supervisor
18
Our caravan
veered
off into the parking spaces.
to change direction
to brake
to break
to jump
19
Paul went
berserk
when mud was smeared in his eyes.
becoming upset
a rational response
vulnerable
Out of control with anger
20
The whippoorwill crowd was
jeering
Paul's team.
mocking
encouraging
supporting
fearing
21
No one ever discovered what happened to Paul to cause this
affliction
.
authority
pain or suffering
appearance
epidemic
22
Did Betty Bright mind the
publicity
in the newspaper?
attention attracting
reprimand
secret
exactness
23
He sat there staring at me,
astride
his red twenty-inch bike.
in front of
behind
on both sides of
on one side of
24
I took another bogus sick day.
happy
fake
sick
real
25
We rented pumps and spraying equipment and started
saturating
the area last month.
thoroughly wet
ruined
devour
very strenuous
26
Theresa became
flustered
after Joey talked about his laser printer.
determined
excited
agitated and confused
angry
27
The wind-up toy ran out of
torque
.
speed
a twisting force
a wrongful act
a small dwelling
28
The crowd of parents buzzed
ominously
.
happily
angrily
unwittingly
threatingly
29
After the news of Luis' death, I sat there
agonizing
about it.
suffering
talking
thinking
reading
30
I turned to page two and saw a large
composite
photo of the soccer players.
a friend
a middle way between
musical creation
made up of smaller parts
31
In the meeting, somebody moved to
adjourn
.
close at the end
file a complaint
made a speech
called for order
32
Paul went
sprawling
in the mud.
playing
swimming
sliding
Fall in an awkward way
33
Victor, Tino, and Hernando started
rollicking
with laughter,
rolling
joyful and carefree
crawling
crying
34
We all
trudged
obediently over to the Quonset hut.
walked tiredly
walked carefully
walked fast
walked excitedly
35
Some
menacing
-looking kids were standing outside the school.
hungry
dangerous and threatening
boring
friendly and welcoming
36
The trees in this spot were tall and
weathered.
growing
worn out
green
big
37
The soccer game turned into a
brawl
.
party
fight
struggle
concert
38
Erik's face started to
contort
when he heard Tino's insults.
admonish
collaborate
return to normal
twist out of shape
39
Paul was
elated
to go to another school.
very devious
very upset
very sad
very happy
40
Tino was staring at Luis with
reverence.
hatred
respect
love
dishonor
41
He
lurched
to one side, losing his grip on Tino.
moved strenously
moved unsteadily
moved steadily
moved angrily
42
We walked to a
rickety
corrugated-iron shed.
small
enormous
strong
unstable
43
Tino was standing
insolently
before Erik.
in a disrespectful way
in an amusing way
in a compromising way
in a vulnerable way
44
I remembered Erik's fingers
prying
my eyelids open.
wishing
clasping
pinching
stretching
45
But today I looked at them through the
hostile
eyes of a War Eagle.
very unfriendly
very unsure
very helpful
very favorable
46
I shook my head
vehemently
. I didn't want to go.
kindly
fiercely
mildly
slowly
47
Dad stopped and
scowled
at me.
stared
winked
frowned
smiled
48
Dad asked
glumly
, “When?”
angrily
friendly
happily
unhappily
49
The soccer boys were accused of
vandalism
.
cheating
stealing
deliberate distruction of property
setting fires
50
The media went into a
frenzy
.
indifference
uncontrolled excitement
calm state
scared state
