Essential English Words 5 Unit 1

Essential English Words 5 Unit 1

by Waine Evans

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best fits the question.

You would have empathy if you ______.

• shared sad feelings

• lost in a game

• hurt your arm

• ate a large meal

Multiple Choice

How would you feel if there was a dearth of food?

• happy

• hungry

• full

• sleepy

Multiple Choice

If something is a convenience, then it makes______ .

• you very angry

• you feel sick

• a lot of money

• a task easier

Multiple Choice

How would a resourceful person deal with a problem?

• ignore it

• give up

• cry and ask for help

• find a solution

Multiple Choice

If something was deliberate, then it was______ .

• done with pride

• done easily 

• done on purpose

• not done at all

Multiple Choice

How would you describe someone feeling a sense of outrage?

• peaceful

• upset

• tired

• arrogant

Multiple Choice

What fanciful idea might a doctor have?

• give a patient medicine 

• be kind to them

• tell them to rest

• ask a fairy for advice

Multiple Choice

What would a tired person likely opt to do?

• watch a movie

• exercise

• finish a book

• go to bed

Multiple Choice

To rectify hurting your friend, you would_______.

• say sorry

• laugh at him

• hit him

• ignore him

Multiple Choice

What might appal a teacher?

• smart students

• happy students

• a mean attitude

• a long test

Multiple Choice

Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word.

outrage

• idea

• anger

• beauty

• personality

Multiple Choice

rectify

• to correct

• to sadden

• to bore

• to be hard

Multiple Choice

sustenance

• belief

• flowing

• food and drink

• torn

Multiple Choice

dire

• terrible

• likely

• large

• small

Multiple Choice

opt

• to remove

• to yell

• to shout

• to choose

Multiple Choice

Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

tedious

• fun

• to read

• to shrink

• to love

Multiple Choice

appal

• to greet

• to lower

• to please

• to create

Multiple Choice

paltry

• worthless

• large

• ugly

• absent

Multiple Choice

gruelling

• rough

• exact

• easy

• necessary

Multiple Choice

resourceful

• foolish

• realistic

• impressive

• surprising

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

I had a big breakfast. Many hours will elapse before I feel hungry again.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

Dan was a nice man, but no one would work for him because of his fanciful ideas.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

I was very grateful for my birthday gifts. I griped about them to all of my friends.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

Because there was a dearth of food at home, the family went out to eat.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

The puppy was happy to learn new tricks. Each one was very mundane for him.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

Mother allotted me and my brother the money. Now she had all the money.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

The boy was proud of his trophies. He displayed them in a cache for everyone to see.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

Because he had planned for the trap to capture his victim, he was very deliberate.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

The violent criminal was on the news this evening. His actions appalled most people.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Select correct if the italicized word is used correctly or select incorrect if the word is used incorrectly.

That man is very selfish. He has empathy for every person he meets.

• correct

• incorrect

​The Little Mice

Beth was a very resourceful and conservative mouse. She knew that winter was coming and that there would soon be a dearth of food. So she decided to make gathering food for winter her primary job. Gathering food was a gruelling and mundane activity, but Beth made a deliberate effort because she knew that it was important. She allotted herself a few hours every day to collect beans. By winter, she had collected a massive pile and hid them in a cache. Beth had a sister named Mary. Mary lacked ambition. She had fanciful ideas about how she would survive winter. She thought that food would just come to her and that she could work at her own convenience. She opted to spend the days playing and dancing, instead of gathering beans. When the final hours of autumn elapsed, Mary had only a paltry amount of food stored away. ​

​Mary realized that her food supply was too small to last through winter. She visited her sister. Mary said, “Beth, l am in a dire situation. I didn’t gather enough food for winter. Will you let me share your beans? Please have some empathy for your sister!” Beth thought for a moment. Then she replied, “Mary, I am truly sorry for you. But I will not give you any of my beans. Instead, I will let you have my empty bag. You can still work hard and gather enough food for the winter. It will be tedious, but you will learn the value of hard work.” Beth’s words appalled Mary. Mary cried with outrage, “There is too much work! I won’t have any time to dance or play!” Beth said, “It is crucial that you gather enough food. You must have sustenance before you have fun. Go now, and rectify your situation.” Mary griped some more, but she knew that her sister was right. She took the bag and went to work gathering her own beans for the winter.

Multiple Choice

Mark each statement true or false. If the statement is false you must tell me why to make it true.

Beth was resourceful and conservative, so she gathered a paltry pile of beans for her cache.

• true 

• false

Multiple Choice

Mark each statement true or false. If the statement is false you must tell me why to make it true.

Because gathering food was tedious, Beth allotted a few hours of every day to do it.

• true 

• false

Multiple Choice

Mark each statement true or false. If the statement is false you must tell me why to make it true.

Beth did gruelling and mundane work to overcome the dearth of food in the winter

• true 

• false

Multiple Choice

Mark each statement true or false. If the statement is false you must tell me why to make it true.

Beth’s reply appalled Mary and made her reply in outrage.

• true 

• false

Multiple Choice

Mark each statement true or false. If the statement is false you must tell me why to make it true.

When the hours of autumn elapsed, Mary had a massive amount of food.

• true 

• false

Open Ended

Answer the questions?

What was Beth’s primary job?

Open Ended

What fanciful idea did Mary opt to try?

Open Ended

What did Mary want her sister to have empathy about?

Open Ended

How did Mary rectify her dire situation and get sustenance?

Open Ended

Even though she griped, what did Mary know at the end of the story?