The Flight of Icarus Vocabulary

Write the vocabulary word below each clue: misgivings, moderate, frantic, prowess, plunge, flutter, exaltation, and anxiety.

1. Andrew was excited to go on vacation.

2. Paul was worried about starting his new job.

3. Karen had an average grade in math.

4. Lightning made the dog extremely nervous.

5. The bird was flying erratically.

6. The bird dove from the sky.

7. The soldier had strength and courage.

8. Tom had doubts about making the team.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .

Click on the boxes to correctly identify how the forms of the word sense are used. marty sensed that his baseball team was in trouble. "whoa, that sensation wasn't entirely pleasant." the sensible thing to do now is study.

Which situation from a novel best reflects the following theme? prejudice can be found in unexpected places and is always hurtful to those exposed to it. a. community members admire a public figure until a child exposes him as a fraud b. witnesses to a violent attack remain quiet for fear of endangering their families o c. a talented doctor cannot get work in a neytown because he is an "outsider." d. a couple tries to keep their romance alive across a great distance but fails.