Folklore Vocab Quiz

Match the following-

• despair
• far away or distant
• shun

• horrible, frightening, or gruesome

• ghastly

• to avoid, ignore, or reject someone or something

• abomination

• a thing that causes disgust or hatred

• remote
• having no hope

Match the following

• sallow

• pale or yellowish and looks unhealthy

• deafening

• gathering up anything, and as much of it as you can, in order to get something done

• remorse

• deep regret or guilt for a wrongdoing

• muster

• a person who starts a business, manages it, and takes risks hoping to make money from the business

• entrepreneur

• loud enough to cause temporary hearing loss

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

Victor said "Watery, yellow eyes, ______ skin, misshapen arms and legs....You were supposed to be beautiful!"

• sallow

• muster

• entreprenuer

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

 

From the darkness comes a very loud, _______ crash of thunder and a flash of lightning.

• shun

• ghastly

• deafening

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

The creature _______ or gathers up his courage to knock on the door of Mr. De Lacey.

• racks

• remote

• musters

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

Robin Hood and his crew helped give money to the poor people because the poor people had to pay ____ to the Sheriff.

• outlaws

• taxes

• peasants

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

A- "Robin takes a loaf of bread and a hunk of ______ from his satchel."

• archery

• mutton

• sallow

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

In the _______ competition Link hit the middle of the target with a sharp arrow.

• soccer

• sword fighting

• archery

• fencing

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

The creature says, "I am disliked because I am _______ or rejected by the entire world."

• benevolent

• intently

• shunned

Part 2:  Use your context clues to fill in the blanks of each sentence.

The creature says, "I thought the boy would be too young to have ________, but he called me an ogre."

• remote

• prejudice

• sallow