Hurricane Katrina Vocab. 1-6

Question 1

The noise petered out when the teacher walked into the room. What does petered mean?

Accepted Answer

faded away to silence

Question 2

The expression that Mom made let me know she was angry... what told me she was angry?

Accepted Answer

Her face

Question 3

Attending school is mandatory. Mandatory means you are _____________ to go to school

Accepted Answer

required

Question 4

We had to start the generator to get the lights to come on... what does the generator do?

Accepted Answer

Gives us electrical power

Question 5

The snake wormed through the yard, that meant he.....

Accepted Answer

moved in zig zags or "s" like movements

Question 6

He rummaged for his homework in his desk. What was he doing?

Accepted Answer

Searching for it

Question 7

I found a scraggly little kitten. The kitten is . . .

Accepted Answer

skinny and dirty

Question 8

The music boomed through the speakers.. it was

Accepted Answer

loud

Question 9

My little brother's stomach is bulging. Bulging means to

Accepted Answer

stick out or protrude out

Question 10

The glass splintered when I dropped it. Splintered means . . .

Accepted Answer

broke into small pieces

Question 11

Evacuation means you must leave a dangerous situation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The girl had a drawl... this is talking about her what

Accepted Answer

voice

Questions 12