Vocabulary Worksheet: "The Governess"

“As the train stopped, the conductor tipped his hat and said, ‘After you, Madame.’”
Q: What does Madame most likely mean in this sentence?

• a) A young man

• b) A polite title for a woman

• c) A type of train worker

• d) A fancy restaurant

“There was a discrepancy between the money in the register and the sales report.”
Q: What does discrepancy mean?

• a) A small coin

• b) A total amount

• c) A difference or mismatch

• d) A correct record

1. “The antique clock was a family heirloom passed down from her great-grandparents.”
   Q: What is an heirloom?

• 1. a) A gift from a store
     

• 1. 
     b) A type of clock
     

• 1. c) An old book

• 1. d) A valuable object handed down in a family

“The governess taught the children math and reading each morning.”
Q: What part of speech is governess in this sentence?

• a) verb

• b) noun

• c) adjective

• d) adverb

“He was reluctant to try the strange-looking soup.”
Q: What part of speech is reluctant?

• a) adjective

• b) verb

• c) noun

• d) adverb

“If you subtract five from twelve, you get seven.”
Q: What part of speech is subtract?
a) Noun
b) Verb ✅
c) Adjective
d) Adverb

• a) noun

• b) adjective

• c) adverb

• d) verb

After the museum tour, we had time to (a)   through the gardens before lunch.

She (a)   in science class, often earning the highest grades.

There was real (a)   in his voice when he asked if everyone was safe.

When it was time to defend his teammate, he stayed quiet like a (a)   who was too afraid to speak up.