Vocabulary Quiz: A Christmas Carol

What does the word 'ambition' mean?

• A gloomy and depressing feeling

• A type of giant from myths and fairy tales

• A particular goal or aim

• A feeling of dizziness

How would you describe something that is 'dismal'?

• A strong desire for success

• Extremely serious, unhappy, and quiet

• Gloomy and depressing

• Playful and silly

What does the word 'giddy' mean?

• A combination of playful and silly, and filled with joy

• A type of giant from myths and fairy tales

• A feeling of dizziness

• A particular goal or aim

If you 'heed' someone's advice, what do you do?

• Disagree with it

• Mock it

• Pay close attention to it and do what they suggest

• Ignore it

What does 'miserly' mean?

• A frightening giant from myths and fairy tales

• Old and worn out

• Extremely serious, unhappy, and quiet

• Stingy and ungenerous

How would you describe someone who is 'morose'?

• Frightening and cruel

• Playful and silly

• Gloomy and depressing

• Extremely serious, unhappy, and quiet

What is an 'ogre'?

• A particular goal or aim

• A person who is frightening and cruel

• A nice and thoughtful person

• A gloomy and depressing feeling

How would you describe something that is 'shabby'?

• A strong desire for success

• A feeling of dizziness

• A particular goal or aim

• Old and worn out

What does the word 'galvanize' mean?

• To shock or excite a person into taking action

• The absence of justice

• Treatment that is just and fair

• The improvement or correction of what is wrong in a system or society

What is 'injustice'?

• To shock or excite a person into taking action

• Treatment that is just and fair

• The improvement or correction of what is wrong in a system or society

• The absence of justice