The Martian Chronicles Vocabulary Assessment #1

A tiny trace of a quality or feeling

• fissure

• loam

• scintilla

• obelisk

Which image is an obelisk?

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If I thought that everyone was out for themselves, I would be considered a . . .

• cynic

• loam

• naive person

• statuary

The following image is a ___________.

• frieze

• promontory

• tarn

• gyro

Which of the following images are examples of a tarn?

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An odious child would most likely being doing what?

• sleeping

• screaming

• crying

• singing

What is a strange phenomenon that occurs in the world?​ (a)  

• Volcanic Lightning
• Halloween
• Clouds
• Water

If you are being solicitous, you are being ___________.

• concerned

• unavoidable

• hopeless

• deadly

Which adjective would best describe the Australian Opera House in this picture?

• tumultuous
• luminous
• jovial
• pallid

He is so _________ that he looks like he hasn't seen the sun in years.

• odious
• insolent
• pallid
• turgid