Holes Vocab Ch. 15-20

What does "paranoid" mean?

• Extremely fearful or suspicious without reason

• Feeling happy and excited

• Moving very quickly

• Being wise and thoughtful

Choose the sentence that correctly uses "presumably":

• He presumably ate dinner, since his plate was empty

• The dog presumably bark at the mailman

• I presumably to the store yesterday

• She presumably sleep early tonight

In which sentence is "reciting" used correctly?

• He was reciting his breakfast

• She was reciting her favorite poem from memory

• The car was reciting down the street

• They reciting at the park

What does "muttered" mean?

• Spoke very loudly

• Danced gracefully

• Spoke quietly and unclearly

• Ran quickly

Choose the sentence where "evict" is used correctly:

• She evict the cake from the oven

• The landlord had to evict the tenants who didn't pay rent

• They evict to the movie theater

• He evict his new car

"Penetrating" means:

• Moving around aimlessly

• Going through or into something

• Staying still

• Making a loud noise

Which word is most similar to "agony"?

• Joy

• Peace

• Intense pain or suffering

• Excitement

Choose the sentence that shows the correct meaning of "paranoid":

• She felt paranoid when she heard footsteps behind her at night

• He was paranoid about his new bicycle

• The flowers were paranoid in the garden

• The cake was paranoid and delicious

"Presumably" is closest in meaning to:

• Never

• Always

• Probably

• Rarely

Which sentence uses "reciting" incorrectly?

• The student was reciting the multiplication tables

• She was reciting her homework assignment

• The bird was reciting through the sky

• He was reciting the Pledge of Allegiance