WorksheetsWordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 7 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Midas did everything he could to make Silenus happy. He _______________ his guest with attention to his every desire.
a)
lavished
b)
privileged
c)
beseeched
d)
pondered
2.
Feasts and entertainment were held to honor Silenus. The ________________ went on until far into the night.
a)
consternation
b)
whims
c)
revelries
d)
privileges
3.
Midas's daughter gather flowers with her own hands. She made them into a ______________ and presented it to Silenus.
a)
whim
b)
privilege
c)
garland
d)
revelry
4.
The life of a slave in the ancient world was not an easy one. As a royal princess, however, Midas's daughter led a __________________ life.
a)
plucky
b)
prostrate
c)
impetuous
d)
privileged
5.
Musicians played for Silenus as he strolled the palace grounds. A popular instrument was the lyre, which one played by __________________ its strings.
a)
gratifying
b)
lavishing
c)
beseeching
d)
plucking
6.
Dionysus thought that Midas's wish was foolish. Nevertheless, he _______________ his greed for gold by granting it.
a)
pondered
b)
gratified
c)
plucked
d)
beseeched
7.
Midas gave little thought as to the consequence of his wish. He made it on a ________________ and almost immediately regretted it.
a)
whim
b)
revelry
c)
garland
d)
privilege
8.
The first thing Midas touched was an apple. The _________________ fruit hanging from the tree became a solid gold ornament.
a)
haughty
b)
prostrate
c)
delectable
d)
impetuous
9.
Midas brushed aside the warning of Dionysus. this could have brought him trouble, since the gods were known to punish such _________________.
a)
consternation
b)
revelry
c)
haughtiness
d)
rapture
10.
Midas touched his daughter without realizing what would happen. He became ________________ with horror when she turned into a gold statue.
a)
plucked
b)
beseeched
c)
pondered
d)
prostrate
11.
It had seemed that Midas loved gold more than anything else. But his __________________ after turning his daughter to gold showed that this wasn't true.
a)
consternation
b)
privilege
c)
revelry
d)
rapture
12.
Could Dionysus have been turned to gold by Midas? While __________________ the god to restore his daughter, Midas was careful not to touch him.
a)
reveling
b)
beseeching
c)
plucking
d)
pondering
13.
Midas thought that his daughter was lost forever. We can imagine his __________________ when she was restored.
a)
haughtiness
b)
privilege
c)
rapture
d)
pluck
14.
Perhaps Midas learned to think before he acted and not to be so __________________ in the future.
a)
impetuous
b)
privileged
c)
plucky
d)
gratifying
15.
When you __________________ the story of King Midas, what do you think it means? Here is one meaning: be careful what you wish for.
a)
lavish
b)
pluck
c)
beseech
d)
ponder
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