1. Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren
Wordly Wise 3
Language Arts 7
Thurston Middle School
Amy Cochren

2. 1. admonish
To warn;
To criticize gently

3. Struck with horror; shocked
2. aghast
Struck with horror; shocked

4. To destroy completely;
3. annihilate
To destroy completely;
To reduce to utter ruin

5. A person who provides help, especially by giving money
4. benefactor
A person who provides help, especially by giving money

6. 5. bestow
To give as an honor;
To present as a gift

7. Having many twists and turns;
6. devious
Having many twists and turns;
Sneaky;
Not frank or honest

8. 7. devoid
Lacking;
empty;
entirely without

9. 8. heed
To pay attention to;
Attention;
Notice

10. 9. mortal
A human being;
Causing death;
Very severe

11. To think about in a quiet, careful way
10. muse
To think about in a quiet, careful way

12. 11. pioneer
A person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow;
To open the way for others

13. 12. plague
A deadly disease that spreads rapidly from one person to another;
Anything that causes destruction or suffering

14. To sink to a lower level; To become quieter or less active
13. subside
To sink to a lower level;
To become quieter or less active

15. 14. unwitting
Not done on purpose;
unintended

16. 15. wrath
Forceful anger; fury

17. Wordly Wise 3: admonish 6. devious aghast 7. devoid annihilate 8. heed
benefactor mortal
bestow muse

18. List:
11. pioneer
12. plague
13. subside
14. unwitting
15. wrath

19. nouns
admonition 7. wrath
benefactor
heed
mortal
pioneer
plague

20. adjectives aghast 7. unwitting devious 8. wrathful devoid heedful
heedless
mortal

21. verbs admonish 7. plague annihilate 8. subside bestow heed muse
pioneer

22. What is the adjective form of wrath?
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What is the adjective form of wrath?

23. Who is a pioneer in the field of cooking?
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Who is a pioneer in the field of cooking?

24. What is the noun form of admonish?
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What is the noun form of admonish?

25. In what situation might a person receive a ticket for being heedless?
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In what situation might a person receive a ticket for being heedless?

26. What other than water can subside? Name three things.
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What other than water can subside? Name three things.

27. Question:
What might plague the mind of a sixth grader on the night before middle school begins?

28. Question:
What did Prometheus bestow on humankind?

29. Question:
Did Pandora’s curiosity subside when Zeus warned her not to look inside the box?

30. Question:
Did Pandora know what she was doing when she helped Zeus carry out her plan?

31. Question:
Would it be correct to call Pandora a benefactor of humankind?

32. Question:
What was Zeus’s devious plan?

33. Question:
What warning did Zeus give Pandora when he presented her with the box?

34. Did Hephaestus obey Zeus’s order?
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Did Hephaestus obey Zeus’s order?

35. How did Zeus’s curiosity affect Pandora?
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How did Zeus’s curiosity affect Pandora?

36. What plagued humankind?
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What plagued humankind?

37. Did Zeus show any pity for Prometheus?
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Did Zeus show any pity for Prometheus?

38. In what way did Marie Curie take a lead in the world of science?
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In what way did Marie Curie take a lead in the world of science?

39. Who suffered because of Zeus’s wrath?
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Who suffered because of Zeus’s wrath?

40. Why can we say that Marie Curie opened a Pandora’s box?
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Why can we say that Marie Curie opened a Pandora’s box?