Rumpelstiltskin Vocab. Practice

By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The miller’s house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter.

Which definition best matches the meaning of the word mill as it is used in the paragraph?

• a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.

• (of people or animals) move around in a confused mass.

• thicken (wool or another animal fiber) by fulling it.

• produce regular ribbed markings on the edge of (a coin) as a protection against illegal clipping.

She was, moreover, very shrewd and clever; and the miller was so proud of her, that he one day told the king of the land, who used to come and hunt in the wood, that his daughter could spin gold out of straw.

Which word in the paragraph acts as a synonym for the word shrewd?

• miller

• proud

• clever

• moreover

It was in vain that the poor maiden said that it was only a silly boast of her father, for that she could do no such thing as spin straw into gold: the chamber door was locked, and she was left alone.

A vain person is one who --

• producing no results; useless

• is obsessed with their physical appearance

• something with no meaning

• becoming increasingly frustrated by one's looks

She sat down in one corner of the room, and began to bewail her hard fate; when on a sudden the door opened, and a droll-looking little man hobbled in, and said, “Good morrow to you, my good lass; what are you weeping for?”

The word bewail most nearly means --

• lament

• welcome

• greet

• rejoice

“I will give you three days’ grace, and if during that time you tell me my name, you shall keep your child.”

What does it mean if you give someone a grace period?

• you move really slowly and beautifully

• to be very courteous and kind

• to honor someone or give them credit

• to give someone extra time to complete a task