TFA Vocab ch. 1-10

Of his three wives, Ekwefi was the only one who would have the _______to bang on his door so early in the morning.

• malevolent

• mutilate

• specious

• audacity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ezinma was in fear of the ____spirits.

• malevolent

• audacious

• specious

• benevolent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The elder was surprised by Okonkwo's _____in dealing with less successful men.

• brusqueness

• audacity

• copiously

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word is the best synonym for capricious?

• reliable

• nurturing

• eccentric

• unpredictable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Obierika, Okonkwo's closest friend, had a ______spirit, as he tried to give Okonkwo advice on how to recover from his depression.

• shrewd

• benevolent

• malevolent

• confident

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the definition of the highlighted word.
Okonkwo invited his son and Ikemefuna to his obi. He told them stories of violence.

• celebration of the locusts
• Festival of Yam
• hut for the head of the family
• farmland

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ekwefi had been ______of any promise for healthy children after losing nine babies in the past.

• devoid

• mutilated

• specious

• suitor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

what does "Benevolent" mean?

• approval or praise

• well meaning and kindly

• boldness and fearlessness

• ability to move quickly and easily

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Okonkwo was known as having wrestling ______, but he had no skill with shooting a gun.

• succession

• devoid

• prowess

• conspiracies

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In preparation for the feast, all cooking pots, ­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________ and wooden bowls were thoroughly washed.

• pestles

• mortars

• calabashes

• yams

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4