The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Test: Chapters 4-6

What does the word 'punctilious' mean?

• Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

• Being late

• Ignoring details

• Being careless

Fill in the blank: A person who is _______ is known for showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

• careless

• punctilious

• lazy

• indifferent

What is the meaning of the word 'evasion'?

• A) A direct answer

• B) A purposeful indirect answer; an excuse

• C) A question

• D) A statement.

Fill in the blank: The word 'evasion' is a noun that means a ________ indirect answer; an excuse.

• purposeful

• accidental

• random

• unclear

What is the meaning of the word 'valour'?

• Great courage in the face of danger

• Extreme fear in dangerous situations

• Indifference to danger

• Avoidance of risky situations.

Fill in the blank: The word 'valour' means great ______ in the face of danger.

• fear

• courage

• indifference

• avoidance

What is the meaning of the word 'haughty'?

• Friendly

• Arrogantly superior

• Humble

• Generous

Fill in the blank: The word 'haughty' is an adjective that means _________.

• friendly

• arrogantly superior

• humble

• generous

What is the meaning of the adverb 'obscurely'?

• Clearly

• In a way that is not clear or distinct

• Brightly

• Loudly

Fill in the blank: The instructions were given so _______ that no one understood them.

• clearly

• obscurely

• loudly

• brightly