The Outsiders Practice Vocab Quiz

What does the word "unfathomable" mean?

• Easy to understand

• Impossible to understand or comprehend fully

• Very funny

• Slightly confusing

Which word means "unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical"?

• Leery

• Incredulous

• Acquitted

• Clad

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "clad."

• She was clad in a warm winter coat.

• He was clad about the answer.

• The dog was clad away from the park.

• She was clad to believe the story.

Which of the following is a synonym for "eluded"?

• Escaped

• Believed

• Covered

• Judged

What does "doggedly" mean?

• With hesitation

• With stubborn determination; persistently

• With joy

• With fear

Which word best fits this sentence? "She answered the question __________, showing she did not respect the teacher."

• Acquitted

• Contemptuously

• Stupor

• Clad

If someone is "leery" of a situation, how do they feel?

• Excited

• Cautious or suspicious

• Confused

• Relieved

Which word means "a state of near-unconsciousness, numbness, or insensibility"?

• Stupor

• Liable

• Eluded

• Clad

What does it mean if someone is "acquitted" in court?

• Found guilty

• Declared not guilty

• Sentenced to jail

• Given a warning

Which of the following is a synonym for "liable"?

• Responsible

• Unconscious

• Skeptical

• Disrespectful