WorksheetsManiac Magee Ch. 1-5 Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word hoisted mean in the following sentence?
Arnold Jones was being hoisted in the air above Finsterwald's backyard fence.
Arnold Jones was being hoisted in the air above Finsterwald's backyard fence.
a)
moving forward suddenly
b)
lifted
2.
Later on that first day, there was a commotion in the West End.
What does the word commotion mean?
What does the word commotion mean?
a)
apparent; observable
b)
moving in a clumsy way
c)
disturbance
3.
Julie is a finicky eater, because she only eats mashed potatoes and green beans.
What does finicky mean?
What does finicky mean?
a)
choosy
b)
lunging
c)
obvious
d)
hoisted
4.
He loved the silence and solitude of living with the zoo animals.
What does solitude mean?
What does solitude mean?
a)
empty
b)
aloneness
c)
infamous
d)
commotion
5.
Maniac Magee was not born in a dump.
What does Maniac mean in this particular situation?
What does Maniac mean in this particular situation?
a)
having a very bad reputation
b)
a miserable, unfortunate person
c)
a person who has extra enthusiasm or desire
6.
Books, all right. Both sides of the suitcase crammed with them.
What does the word crammed mean?
What does the word crammed mean?
a)
lifted
b)
exactly correct
c)
crowded; packed
7.
If you do not have a dictionary, how do you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words?
a)
thesaurus
b)
atlas
c)
context clues
d)
wild guess
8.
Of course, to be accurate, he wasn't really Maniac then. He was Jeffrey Lionel Magee.
The word accurate means...
The word accurate means...
a)
apparent; observable
b)
exactly correct
c)
disturbance
d)
moving forward suddenly
9.
Which words provide clues about the meaning of hoisted?
Arnold Jones was being hoisted in the air above Finsterwald's backyard fence.
Arnold Jones was being hoisted in the air above Finsterwald's backyard fence.
a)
Arnold Jones
b)
in the air above
c)
backyard fence
10.
Activate prior knowledge and use context clues to determine the meaning of wretch.
Suffice it to say that occasionally, even today, if some poor, raggedy, nicotine-stained wretch is seen shuffling through town, word will spread that this once was a bright, happy normal child who had the unfortunate misfortune of blundering onto Finsterwald's property.
Suffice it to say that occasionally, even today, if some poor, raggedy, nicotine-stained wretch is seen shuffling through town, word will spread that this once was a bright, happy normal child who had the unfortunate misfortune of blundering onto Finsterwald's property.
a)
moving in a clumsy way
b)
a miserable, unfortunate person
c)
having a bad reputation
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