Gift of the Magi - Questions (assignment for 12.8.2020)

Front

Choose the correct word for this definition: a waterfall; a series of small waterfalls.

Back

cascade

Front

Choose the correct word for this definition: wanted very badly

Back

craved

Front

Choose the correct word for this definition: stumbled or paused in an awkward way

Back

faltered

Front

Choose the correct word for this definition: extremely large

Back

mammoth

Front

Choose the correct word for this definition: done with hard work or a lot of effort

Back

laboriously

Front

The Magi in the story are?

Back

Jim and Delia

Front

Jim comes home with Della's gift. Jim finds Della's hair cut-off. Choose the best that helps you predict that the gift Jim bought has something to do with Della's hair.

Back

Jim simply stared at her with a peculiar expression on his face.

Front

Which word best replaces laboriously in this sentence? "We worked laboriously all day long."

Back

hard

Front

What is the theme of the story where Della buys Jim a watch from the money she made by cutting and selling her hair, and Jim sells his pocket watch to buy a gift for Della?

Back

People make sacrifices for the ones they love.

Front

How was Della feeling? Options: upset because she didn’t have much money to spend on a gift for Jim, excited because Christmas was tomorrow

Back

upset because she didn’t have much money to spend on a gift for Jim