The Chocolate Touch Chapter 7 Vocabulary

John, alone, walked slowly in the throng hurrying along the corridors to the school cafeteria. What does throng mean in this sentence?

• crowd

• street

• store

• classroom

John's tray was loaded with just the sort of meal his mother was always trying to persuade him to eat. What does persuade mean?

• exercise with

• talk someone into

• shop for

• organize with

Until today John had always thought it was pretty dull to eat "sensible things" when there were sweeter food and drink to be had. Which word is an antonym or opposite for sensible?

• practical

• responsible

• reasonable

• foolish

Every solid and liquid that he sampled was transformed as soon as it entered his mouth. What word is a synonym for transformed?

• changed

• quiet

• plain

• the same

Then he became aware of a shocking novelty that he hadn't noticed at breakfast. Which word is an antonym or opposite for novelty?

• new

• original

• ordinary

• unusual

John's scalp tightened with fear. Which word is a synonym for scalp?

• head

• hands

• stomach

• legs

He dropped the morsel straight down his throat. What does morsel mean in this sentence?

• water

• piece

• medicine

• coin

He felt it go down, a sharp fragment of sweet chocolate. Which word means the same thing as fragment?

• entire

• knife

• piece

• sheet

Which word fits in the blank best to describe John's situation?

The trouble was unquestionably growing _____________.

• better

• worse

• equal

• less

John stumbled away from the cafeteria and out to the playground. Which word has the same meaning as stumbled?

• skipped

• walked

• ran

• tripped