Holes Vocabulary, Ch. 43-45

(p. 196) "They were still too far away to see the camp, but he could hear a blend of indistinct voices." In this sentence, the word indistinct would mean:

• Not very clear or understandable.

• Very clearly heard

• Loud

• Angry

(p. 197) "They climbed down into adjacent holes and waited for the camp to fall asleep." In this sentence, the word adjacent would mean:

• Empty

• Connected

• Next to each other

• Halfway dug

(p. 197) "The fear made him dizzy. He took a breath, summoned his courage, and continued." Another way to say that would be....

• He took a breath, gathered his courage, and went on.

• He took a breath, stopped breathing, and breathed again.

• He took a breath and stopped, because he was afraid.

• He took a breath and went on fearlessly.

(p. 197) "The fear made him dizzy. He took a breath, summoned his courage, and continued." Another word for courage would be....

• Emotion

• Afraid

• Fear

• Bravery

(p. 199) "Stanley took a deep breath and exhaled." Exhaled means:

• He held it.

• He quit breathing

• He exclaimed.

• He breathed out.

(p. 199) "Stanley jumped at the sound of Zero's voice. He hadn't heard him approach."

• Leave

• Come near.

• Sneak up

• Run away

(p. 200) "He washed them down with a swig of water." Swig would mean:

• A swing

• A lot

• A gulp

• A drop

( p. 200) "As the dirt chipped and flaked away, the hard object became more pronounced."

• Out loud.

• Colorful

• Clearly seen.

• Dangerous

(p. 201) "His voice was filled more with astonishment, than with excitement." Which word is NOT a synonym for astonishment in this sentence:

• Shock

• Amazement

• Anger

• Wonder

(p. 201) "He scraped at the dirt wall, until he exposed one entire side of the box-like object." Exposed would mean:

• Felt

• Uncovered

• Protected

• Hid