The Veldt Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'nursery' mean in the context of the text?

• A play space for children

• A type of bird

• A type of flower

• A type of tree

What is the definition of 'automaticity'?

• The process of automating tasks

• The study of automatic machines

• The ability to process information with little or no effort

• The ability to control machines automatically

What does the word 'thatched' mean?

• Made of or covered with reeds or straws

• A type of building material

• A type of fabric

• A type of food

What is a 'glade'?

• A type of flower

• A type of tree

• A type of animal

• A grassy open space in a forest

What does the word 'recede' mean?

• To go or move back

• To disappear

• To stay in the same place

• To move forward

What does the word 'crystalline' mean?

• A type of rock

• A type of glass

• A type of gemstone

• Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals

Which of the following settings would you describe as a 'Veldt'?

• An opening in the forest that is full of flowers and fairies

• Elevated open grassland in southern Africa

• A snowy mountainous forest

• A coastline in Australia

What is an 'odorophonics'?

• A machine able of creating odors to fool the human nervous system

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of food

• A type of clothing

What is 'paprika'?

• A type of spice

• A usually mild red condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various cultivated sweet peppers

• A type of fruit

• A type of vegetable

I took a small _________ to the mountains to have fun.

• vacation

• pelt

• trip

• jaunt