Holes Vocabulary Quiz (Part 1)

Supposedly, he had a great-grandfather who had stolen a pig from s one-legged Gypsy, and she put a curse on him and all his descendants.

• offspring

• livestock

• friends

• neighbors

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In his mind he could hear his father's gruff voice softly singing to him.

• high

• deep

• hoarse

• sweet

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

To be a successful inventor you need three things: intelligence, perseverance, and just a little bit of luck.

• fussiness

• persistence

• information

• superiority

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The boys glanced wearily at Stanley.

• in a laughing way

• sadly

• quickly

• in a tired way

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It was too much of a coincidence to be a mere accident.

• dangerous

• casual

• simple

• lucky

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The judge called Stanley's crime despicable.

• hateful

• harmless

• suspicious

• peculiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He glanced helplessly at his shovel. It wasn't defective. He was defective.

• strong

• powerless

• faulty

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, deftly removed the shells with his teeth, and spat them into Stanley's hole.

• noisily

• skillfully

• rudely

• slowly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"That's preposterous!" exclaimed Igor, expelling saliva as he spoke.

• interesting

• ridiculous

• sensible

• precious

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Stanley took a long, deep breath. He couldn't afford to dawdle.

• spend money

• be silly

• waste time

• be angry

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4