Use synonyms in the passage to determine the meaning of each underlined word. Drag and drop three words to complete the word relationship table.
[1] Frustrated, Noelle looked at her fellow editors on the school newspaper, shaking her head in misery. [2] As editor in chief, it was her job
to decide which controversial topic they would cover on the editorial page. [3] Noelle wanted input, but she hadn't planned to spend an entire class
perlod engaged in vociferous debate. [4] She stared hopelessly at the board, which was now covered with ideas, arguments, and complaints-all
volced during the loud squawking of the past hourl [5] She had just minutes until the bell rang. [6] Could they reach a consensus? [7] Each person
wanted to write about a topic of personal interest, so there was no general agreement about any one topic as being the best. [8] Noelle turned to
the newspaper advisor, Mr. Avila. [9] However, Mr. Avila was amenable to publishing anything, as long as one person wrote in favor of the idea and
another person wrote against it. [10] In other words, he was willing to let the editors choose, but they had to explore both sides of the issue equally.
[11] Finally, Noelle approached the board and circled three Ideas. [12] She turned to her dassmates and said, "Let's take a vote."
Underlined Word
Synonym Used In Passage
vociferous (sentence 3)
consensus (sentence 6)
amenable (sentence 9)
hopelessly (sentence 4)
squawking (sentence 4)
Interest (sentence 7)
agreement (sentence 7)