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WorksheetsThe Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Article Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following means a great misfortune or disaster?
a)
a. ransack
b)
b. imminent
c)
c. consolation
d)
d. calamity
2.
Which of the following words would best fit in the blank below?
The thieves _________ the house when they heard there was a lot of expensive jewelry inside.
The thieves _________ the house when they heard there was a lot of expensive jewelry inside.
a)
petrified
b)
ransacked
c)
consoled
d)
calamity
3.
Which of the following words best fits in the blank below?
The danger of the storm is ________. You need to get to a shelter as soon as possible!
The danger of the storm is ________. You need to get to a shelter as soon as possible!
a)
mosaic
b)
imminent
c)
consolation
d)
petrified
4.
If somebody were to describe something as sulfurous, what do they mean?
a)
It has a yellow color and/or it has no odor
b)
It has a blue color and/or it has a rotten egg odor
c)
It has a yellow color and/or it has a rotten egg odor
d)
It means that there is a colorless and odorless gas in the air, most likely released by a volcano
5.
Which of the following words would most likely be used to describe the appearance of smoke rising from a campfire?
a)
petrified
b)
sulfurous
c)
imminent
d)
plume
6.
Choose the word that best fits in the blank below:
I'm really sorry you didn't get first place. If it's any ___________, at least you were able to finish in the top three!
I'm really sorry you didn't get first place. If it's any ___________, at least you were able to finish in the top three!
a)
calamity
b)
imminent
c)
consolation
d)
mosaic
7.
Which word has a more positive connotation?
a)
ransack
b)
search
8.
What is the name of the word that means that an object has been converted to a stone or stoney substance?
a)
fossil
b)
mosaic
c)
sulfur
d)
petrified
9.
Which of the following words does not belong with the others?
a)
calm
b)
frozen
c)
srartled
d)
petrified
10.
Which of the following items can make up a mosaic?
a)
pictures
b)
pieces of stained glass
c)
pieces of pottery
d)
all of the above
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