Narnia Vocabulary Quizizz Review #2

What does "sulky" mean in the following sentence: “Up to that moment Edmund had been feeling sick, and sulky, and annoyed with Lucy for being right, but he hadn’t made up his mind what to do.”

• Happy and cheerful

• Gloomy and bad-tempered

• Excited and energetic

• Calm and peaceful

The word "reign" in the following sentence means to: “…then it will not only be the end of the White Witch’s reign, but of her life…”

• Run away quickly

• Jump very high

• Rule as a king or queen

• Sleep deeply

What does "gloating" mean in the following sentence: “Edmund stood there gloating over the stone lion. He took a lead pencil out of his pocket and scribbled a moustache on the lion’s upper lip and a pair of glasses on his eyes.”

• Smirking or being smug

• Running very fast

• Helping others

• Sleeping soundly

In the following sentence a "threshold" is: “He went to it; there was a flight of stone steps going up to an open door. Edmund went up them. Across the threshold lay a great wolf.”

• A type of food

• A magical spell

• A kind of tree

• The entrance to a room or building

In the following sentence "abide" means to: “I suppose the sewing machine is too heavy to bring, said Mrs. Beaver. I can’t abide the thought of that witch fiddling with it, and breaking it or stealing it.”

• Leave quickly

• Tolerate

• Break something

• Laugh loudly

What does "dazzling" mean in the following sentence: “And she stopped looking at the dazzling brightness of the frozen river with all its waterfalls of ice and at the white masses of the treetops…?”

• Very dirty

• Extremely boring

• Brilliantly bright

• Dark and gloomy

A "pavilion" in the following sentence is: “The next thing we saw was a pavilion pitched on one side of the open space. A wonderful pavilion with sides that looked like yellow silk…?”

• A type of building or structure

• A kind of animal

• A weather condition

• A type of food

The color "crimson" is a shade of:

• Blue

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

A "prophecy" in the following sentence is: The prophecy says that when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sit in those thrones, then it will be the end of the White Witch’s reign.

• A type of dance

• A prediction of the future

• A kind of food

• A musical instrument

In the following sentence "forfeit" means to: “And so,” continued the White Witch, “that human creature is mine. His life is forfeit to me. His blood is my property.”

• Give up something as punishment

• Run very fast

• Build something new

• Paint a picture