Fahrenheit 451 Part One Vocabulary

Match the following

• extremely poisonous or injurious.

• Flue

• a conduit to carry off smoke.

• Venemous

• undamaged in any way.

• Singe

• having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

• Intact

• burn superficially or lightly.

• Stolid

Match the following

• in a manner that is difficult to discern.

• Stratum

• motivation deriving from ethical and moral principles.

• Tallow

• a hard substance used for making soap and candles.

• Conscience

• in a sincere and serious manner.

• Imperceptibly

• one of several parallel layers of material.

• Earnestly

Decide if the vocabulary word is being used correctly:

"There are some reptiles in the world that are extremely tallow."

• Yes

• No

Decide if the vocabulary word is being used correctly:

"Even though it was a bumpy car ride, everything is still imperceptible."

• Yes

• No

Decide if the vocabulary word is being used correctly:

"As he stood there at the funeral, he was very stolid. I think he is having a hard time handling the loss."

• Yes

• No

Decide if the vocabulary word is being used correctly:

"Some would say that America is experiencing a major recession that is impacting every stratum of people."

• Yes

• No

Decide if the vocabulary word is being used correctly:

"After he said something mean to his younger sister, he immediately had a guilty conscience."

• Yes

• No