Granddaddy's Turn - Vocabulary Quiz

When I went to vote for the first time, I _______________________________ what my granddaddy always said: “Patience, son, patience.”  

• complain

• remembered

• temper

I guess he _________________________________ I was going to get in a whole lot of trouble, because he sure gave me lots of chores.

• temper

• patience

• figured

• complain

We really loved to go fishing. Sometimes I would ______________________________ when I didn’t get a bite right away, but my granddaddy always said, “Patience, son, patience.”

• remembered

• complain

• figured

• patience

It didn’t seem to bother my granddaddy though. He said, “Takes _____________________ to get what you’ve got coming to you!”

• patience

• temper

• remembered

• figured

My granddaddy was so mad, he might’ve lost his ___________________________. But he knew better than me how important that day was.

• remembered

• figured

• complain

• temper

My teacher was starting to lose her ___________________ after we continued to not walk in a quiet line.

• remembered

• complain

• temper

• figured

I had to practice _________________________ when I went fishing.

• patience

• temper

• complain

• figured

My teacher asked, “What is 4x9?” She __________________, or thought, that we would know the answer because we pay attention during math class.

• temper

• figured

• patience

• remembered

“4x9 equals 36!” I ___________________________ real fast.

• remembered

• complain

• temper

• patience

“I don’t want to hear you ____________ about the cold weather anymore! I’m sorry we can’t go outside,” said the recess teacher.

• temper

• remembered

• figured

• complain