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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 5 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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1.
In Mark Twain's novel, Jim is an African American who escaped to the Mississippi and attempted to gain freedom. Jim can be described as a _______. State the word and its POS
a)
Fugitive; Noun
b)
Counterfeit; Adjective
c)
Fugitive; Adjective
d)
Counterfeit; Noun
2.
When Huckleberry Finn runs away and meets Jim on the Mississippi, the two ________ in an attempt to give Jim freedom. Decided which word fits, spell the word and the part of speech.
a)
Allaince; Adjective
b)
Alliance; Noun
c)
Consolidata; Verb
d)
Consolidate; Verb
3.
When Huck and Jim meet the Duke and the King, they act as monarchs in order to _______ Huck and Jim so they would remain _______. Choose the best words to fill in the blank
a)
Docile;Dominate
b)
Entreat; Grimy
c)
Dominate; Docile
d)
Consolidate; Entreat
4.
Huck's father arrives after Huck is grown up so Huck would work for his alcoholic father. "Pap" Finn would abuse his son when he was drunk. Yet, he would also go crazy other times, claiming he had a snake on him or that the devil was going to get him. His actions can be described as __________
a)
Counterfeit
b)
Grimy
c)
Fickle
d)
Fugitive
5.
In the time period of Huckleberry Finn, white men would overlook african americans, who unwillingly served as slaves. Which word is related to the blue word above?
a)
Dominate
b)
Docile
c)
Fugitive
d)
Fickle
6.
The Duke and the King acted as Peter Wilk's brothers in order to steal his wealth from Peter's sons and daughters. But, Huckleberry and Jim knew that they were __________. State the word and the best list of synonyms for the word.
a)
Fake; Fallible, Counterfeit
b)
Counterfeit; False, Phony
c)
Counterfeit; Genuine, Real, Authentic
d)
Fallible; Errant, Flawed
7.
In the beginning of the text, Mark Twain inserts a(n) _______ about Huck's discovery of gold in order to explain why he was rich. Find the SYNONYMS of the word that fills in the blank.
a)
Anecdote
b)
Tale; Sketch; Vignette
c)
Tale; Sketch; Essay; Yarn
d)
None of the above
8.
In the novel, Huck faces problems when dealing with Jim as he has grown up seeing african americans as slaves. He treats Jim with respect, but his conscience tells him that treating a slave with respect is bad and _______. Fill in the blank with the BEST word.
a)
Fickle
b)
Grimy
c)
Fugitive
d)
Counterfeit
9.
Does the following statement make sense grammatically? Huckleberry Finn proved fallible when he doubted that treating everyone equally was wrong.
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe so
d)
I don't know
10.
Huck doesn't have to ________ others for money because he discovered gold. When his Pap arrives he gives away his money so his Pao can't splurge it on alcohol. Which word is the BEST choice to fill in the blank.
a)
Beg
b)
Entreat
c)
Implore
d)
Ask Earnestly
11.
When Tom Sawyer learns that Jim has been bought by his aunt and that Huck wants Jim to be free, Tom concocts a sophisticated plan to free him. But, Tom had some ___________ information that Jim was already free after his previous owner died and said he should be free in her will.
a)
Rural
b)
Ultimate
c)
Substantial
d)
Trivial
12.
Using the fact that slavery was prevalent in the novel, guess where it takes place.
a)
A Rural Area
b)
A City
c)
A Suburban Area
d)
An Urban Area
13.
One major symbol in the novel is the Mississippi. It represents the _________ road to freedom. But, later symbolizes the calm before the storm-the interstitial between the major events-the murder witnessing, the Duke and the King. Choose the BEST word to fill in the blank.
a)
Substantial
b)
Ultimate
c)
Radiant
d)
Fickle
14.
The Mississippi is very ________. One moment, it seemed to bring freedom to Jim. The other moment, it brought Jim and Huck to two treacherous people. State the best word and one synonym.
a)
Fickle; Capricious
b)
Grimy; Filthy
c)
Fickle; Inconstant, Faithless
d)
Fickle; Constant, Steady
15.
In the novel, Tom Sawyer is a reader. He attempts to follow in his favorite characters. When he learns Jim's predicament, he makes a ________ plan to extract him, even though Jim was already free.
a)
Tactful
b)
Substantial
c)
Radiant
d)
Ultimate
16.
On their treacherous path, Huck and Jim land at a shipwrecked boat. Inside, there were malignant criminals. Two were deciding whether to _____ their traitorous partner.FInd the word and its synoyms
a)
Maul; Manhandle, Batter
b)
Maul; Manhandle, Mallet
c)
Maul; Beat up, Attack
d)
Maul; Hammer, Mallet
17.
In another of their mini-adventures along the Mississippi, Huck and Jim meet two rivaling families. These two families attempt to ________ each other with constant fighting. Unfortunately, this leads to many casualties.
a)
Consolidate
b)
Grimy
c)
Dominate
d)
Mauled
18.
The Duke and the King attempt to ______ with a wealthy person's will by acting as his brother. They try to deprive the deceased person's sons and daughters of the money. State the word and its part of speech.
a)
Maul; Verb
b)
Counterfeit; Verb
c)
Tamper; Adj
d)
Tamper; Verb
19.
Many experts dispute whether one of Mark Twain's purposes towards writing the novel was to show how people were__________, because they owned slaves.
a)
Fugitive
b)
Fallible
c)
Counterfeit
20.
When Huck ran away from his abusive father, he had no _________. Which word BEST fits.
a)
Doubt
b)
Uncertainty
c)
Confidence
d)
Sureness]
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