

Vocabulary Companion for The War That Saved My Life | Novel Study Activities for Grades 5–7
This vocabulary-focused resource is designed to support your novel study of The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. With a mix of word study routines, vocabulary practice, and interactive quizzes, students will strengthen their understanding of novel-specific vocabulary while engaging in meaningful reading support activities. Both printable PDF and digital Google Slides versions are included, along with 7 self-grading Google Forms quizzes for quick and easy assessment.
Whether you’re looking to frontload vocabulary before reading or reinforce academic language during your unit, this resource gives you the flexibility to choose the version that fits your students’ needs and your instructional goals.
What’s Included:
- Answer Keys
- Printable (PDF) version
- Google Slides Word Study Journal without pages to link Google Forms quiz
- Google Slides Word Study Journal WITH pages to easily link your copies of the Google Forms self-grading quizzes
14 Vocabulary Study Sheets
- 7 Vocabulary Lists With Definitions: Use for review or independent study.
- 7 Vocabulary Lists Without Definitions: Assign for pre-reading, inferencing, or small group vocabulary work.
7 Vocabulary Practice Activities (Answer Keys Included)
- Word pair sentence writing
- Complete the chain
- Vocabulary sort and explain
- Positive vs. negative connotation
- Would you rather?
- What if…?
- Analogies and more
7 Vocabulary Review Activities (Answer Keys Included)
- Crossword puzzles
- Visual vocabulary
- Antonyms and synonyms
- Text message challenge
- Write your own sentence
- Word battle
- Vocabulary scenarios
7 Vocabulary Quizzes (Answer Keys Included)
- Matching
- Fill-in-the-blank
- Multiple choice
- Context clues
- Which word works?
- Synonym swap
- Think it through
Skills Addressed:
- Context clues and word meaning
- Word relationships and analogies
- Academic and literary vocabulary
- Connotation and nuance
- Writing with word choice
- Root word and synonym recognition
This word study set is a perfect companion to your novel unit. It provides flexible vocabulary instruction with print-and-go worksheets, self-checking quizzes, and engaging practice formats that can be used for warm-ups, small groups, independent tasks, or homework.
If you’re looking for an engaging way to reinforce vocabulary during your novel study of The War That Saved My Life, this resource will save you time and deliver meaningful, standards-aligned vocabulary support.
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