Grade 6 Vocabulary quiz

1. Mafatu thought that Kana was the only boy who was friendly with him. What is the antonym of the word FRIENDLY?

• Warm

• Buddy

• Hostile

• Smooth

2. Mafatu had the courage to save his friend Uri from the hammerhead shark attack. Choose the correct meaning of COURAGE from the option given below.

• Fear

• Braveness

• Trust

• Coward

The small house near the old dusty road looked uninhabited for quite sometime. What is the synonym for UNINHABITED?

• Populated

• Empty

• Unoccupied

• Wild

Dinosaur vanished from the face of the earth millions of year ago. What is the meaning of the word VANISHED?

• Emerge

• Visible

• Disappear

• Pass

"Listen," they would mock. 'Moana, the Sea God, thunders on the reef. He is angry with all of us because Mafatu is afraid!"

The boy learned to turn these jibes aside, but his father's silence shamed him. Choose the correct meaning of JIBES from the given options below.

• To encourage someone to do good.

• To make fun of someone.

• To be respectful toward someone.

• To build up someone's spirit.

"Mafatu watched his albatross disappear and felt a desolation flood his heart." Choose the correct antonym of the word DESOLATE from the given option below.

• Heartwarming

• Wreck

• Extinguish

• Alone

The road was luminous because of the full moon in the sky. What is the synonym of the word LUMINOUS?

• Dim

• Dark

• Reflect

• Bright

The _____________ would not tip over very easily because of the stability provided by the extra support.

• Pandanus

• Bonito

• Barrier reef

• Outrigger canoe

In the islands of Polynesia, you may see an _______ flying high in the air near the ocean.

• Outrigger canoe

• Pandanus

• Albatross

• Bonito

When at last they were cast up on the pinnacle of coral, Mafatu’s mother crawled ashore with scarcely enough strength left to pull her child beyond reach of the sea’s hungry fingers.

What does the word PINNACLE mean as it is used in this sentence?

• Highpoint

• Source

• Built

• Station