Poems About Heroes Vocabulary Test

Match each definition on top with the correct word on the bottom.

• company

• being together with another person or other people

• challenge

• a difficult situation or contest

• curious

• joy-filled or winning

• triumphant

• sparkle or shine with a flickering light

• twinkle

• interested in knowing or seeing

Winning a spelling bee against older students is quite a _______________ to take on.

• company
• twinkle
• challenge
• triumph

Little Charles got a _____________ in his eye whenever he was happy. It sparkled like mischievous blue diamond.

• company
• challenge
• twinkle
• truimph

Lisa beamed and clenched her right fist victoriously, looking _______________ as her left hand held up a paper with an oversized red "100" scrawled across the top.

• triumphant
• challenged
• curious
• company

The small crowd fixed ______________ gazes into the cloudy morning sky as the first plane hovered briefly over the hills of Kitty Hawk.

• triumphant
• curious
• challenging
• twinkling

As a 3rd grader in a new school, her first days at recess were a bit lonely until Vanessa asked her if she wanted some ________________ and sat down next to her on the long wooden bench.

• challenge
• curiosity
• triumph
• company

Some of the Poems About Heroes were "Firefighter Face," "The Wright Brothers," and "Miss __________."