Vocabulary activity for Chapters 7 - 8 of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle!
Here are some exerts from the story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.
Word Bank
belligerent
bilious
bravado
connotation
deviate
emanate
gallivant
oblique
pedantic
unsubstantial
Charles Wallace shook his head, and scorn and disapproval seemed to __________ from him.
bravado
deviate
belligerent
emanate
The green of the marble reflecting on their faces made them look __________.
obliquely
emanate
deviate
bilious
"What's wrong, Meg?" Charles Wallace asked, "Why are you being so __________ and uncooperative?"
connotation
emanate
belligerent
bravado
"I told you that was too primitive a word, without the correct __________."
bilious
unsubstantial
connotations
bravado
It seemed __________, as though one might almost be able to walk through it.
unsubstantial
deviate
connotations
belligerent
His voice took on the dry, __________ tones of Mr. Jenkins.
oblique
pedantic
deviate
bilious
She wondered if Calvin realized that a lot of the arrogance was __________.
bravado
pedantic
belligerent
gallivant
After today he'll never desire to __________ again.
gallivanting
belligerent
bilious
deviate
She tried looking at the mouth, at the thin, almost colorful lips, and this was more possible, even though she had to look __________, so that she was not sure exactly what the face really looked like, whether it was young or old, cruel or kind, human or alien.
unsubstantial
bilious
obliquely
connotation
"Abandoning his wife and his four little children to go __________ off on wild adventures of his own."