WorksheetsThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Quiz Chpts. 1-12
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word means formed or composed of?
"She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and "jimpson" weeds that ___________ the garden."
"She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and "jimpson" weeds that ___________ the garden."
a)
nattied
b)
constituted
c)
mixed
d)
glowered
2.
The part of the mind that tells a person what is morally right or wrong.
a)
social
b)
devil inside
c)
constitution
d)
conscience
3.
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
"While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of ________, and very deep -- for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments."
"While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of ________, and very deep -- for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments."
a)
natty
b)
conscience
c)
guile
d)
fillabuster
4.
Which of the following words which means up-to-date in dress and manners is spelled correctly?
a)
natty
b)
naddy
c)
nattie
d)
naty
5.
Something that suggests that an idea or occurrence is true without direct proof is ___________ evidence.
a)
circumference
b)
circumstantial
c)
circumvented
d)
circular
6.
What does glower mean?
Example: "So they stood, each with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and main and glowering at each other with hate."
Example: "So they stood, each with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and main and glowering at each other with hate."
a)
to shine when the light hits one just right
b)
to smile with a full-toothed grin
c)
to look at another with tears in ones eyes
d)
look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
7.
Which word means a tendency to be gloomy and depressed.
"He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep ________________ settled down upon his spirit."
"He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep ________________ settled down upon his spirit."
a)
elation
b)
boredom
c)
melancholy
d)
wrath
8.
This word refers to something that is not spiritual, but secular.
"He got out his ________ wealth and examined it -- bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of work, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom."
"He got out his ________ wealth and examined it -- bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of work, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom."
a)
religious
b)
worldly
c)
mannerly
d)
great
9.
This word means putting into effect.
"He was boat captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving orders and __________ them.
"He was boat captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving orders and __________ them.
a)
executing
b)
destroying
c)
establishing
d)
purveying
10.
Which word meaning not working or inactive is spelled correctly?
a)
idol
b)
idyll
c)
idle
d)
eyedoll
11.
What does privilege mean?
a)
to lift something with lever
b)
a type of plant with waxy green leaves
c)
a steep drop or cliff
d)
a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all.
12.
Which word would be best used to mean to work one's way through a crowd?
a)
venture
b)
cut
c)
wend
d)
amble
13.
Fill in the blank with the word that best fits.
When the man talked down to me in a ___________ manner, I felt beneath him.
When the man talked down to me in a ___________ manner, I felt beneath him.
a)
constrictive
b)
circumstantial
c)
calm
d)
condescending
14.
Which word means tending to vanish like vapor?
a)
evanescent
b)
ebullient
c)
embellished
d)
egregarious
15.
If Tom wanted to look at Becky, but didn't want her know he was looking at her, he would give her a ____________ glance.
a)
sneering
b)
false
c)
furtive
d)
leering
16.
Which word fits best?
When the student talked out of turn, the teacher gave him a stern look full of ___________.
When the student talked out of turn, the teacher gave him a stern look full of ___________.
a)
rancor
b)
reproach
c)
resentment
d)
rejoicing
17.
Which word means to ask for or request in a serious manner?
a)
beseech
b)
nag
c)
suggest
d)
demand
18.
Which word meaning leaving out or passing over something is spelled correctly?
a)
ommission
b)
ommision
c)
omission
d)
omision
19.
It is _________________ that I would find a bag full of a million dollars lying in the road.
a)
impossible
b)
indescribable
c)
inconceivable
d)
injurious
20.
I sat patiently waiting and saw the turtle's head _______ from his shell.
a)
emerge
b)
immerse
c)
enter
d)
evict
21.
Which word means bold behavior exhibiting bad manners?
a)
daring
b)
grub
c)
goober
d)
gall
22.
The policemen _________ the entire area looking for a witness.
a)
canvassed
b)
kicked
c)
ignored
d)
arrested
23.
Which words would you use to describe the way in which kings and queens are usually treated by their subjects?
a)
with horror
b)
with hysteria
c)
with homage
d)
with humor
24.
Someone who is rejected from society or home is said to be a _____________
a)
pastor
b)
parish
c)
prude
d)
pariah
25.
Which word means made calm or still?
"The master, throned on high in his great splint-bottom arm-chair, was dozing, _______ by the drowsy hum of study."
"The master, throned on high in his great splint-bottom arm-chair, was dozing, _______ by the drowsy hum of study."
a)
lulled
b)
lullabied
c)
lifted
d)
leeched
26.
Nobody was living in the apartment we looked at yesterday. It was ____________.
a)
vanished
b)
vacant
c)
varied
d)
vital
27.
It is _____________ to use nitroglycerin without the proper safety precautions.
What word best fits the blank?
What word best fits the blank?
a)
intelligent
b)
advisable
c)
foolhardy
d)
usual
28.
Which word means so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm?
"Thomas Sawyer, this is the most ____________ confession I have ever listened to!"
"Thomas Sawyer, this is the most ____________ confession I have ever listened to!"
a)
astounding
b)
outstanding
c)
ridiculous
d)
verifiable
29.
As the Widget Fad of 2016 ended and the demand shrank, the value of blue and green widgets _______________.
What word best fills the blank.
What word best fills the blank.
a)
increased
b)
soared
c)
stablized
d)
diminished
30.
Which word meaning a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility is spelled correctly?
a)
animasity
b)
animosity
c)
animossity
d)
annimosity
31.
Which word means full of high-spirited delight?
"But although Tom's ear tingled, his heart was _________."
"But although Tom's ear tingled, his heart was _________."
a)
salty
b)
aggravated
c)
jubilant
d)
broken
32.
What word means to dwell?
a)
abide
b)
exit
c)
omit
d)
upbrade
33.
What is the meaning of prevailing?
The prevailing superstition is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
The prevailing superstition is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
a)
strangest
b)
most unwelcome
c)
most frequent or common
d)
most favorite
34.
Which word means a slight wind?
a)
zither
b)
zipper
c)
zander
d)
zephyr
35.
Fill in the blank:
Jenny wanted to think more about her decision, so she ___________ for a while.
Jenny wanted to think more about her decision, so she ___________ for a while.
a)
medicated
b)
marinated
c)
mediated
d)
meditated
36.
Which word means to squeeze or press together?
a)
expand
b)
compress
c)
digress
d)
largess
37.
"He put his hand there and uttered this incantation impressively:"
a)
said aloud
b)
shouted
c)
wrote
d)
translated
38.
Which word meaning incapable of failure or error is spelled correctly?
a)
infalible
b)
infallable
c)
infallible
d)
infalable
39.
Which word means to stress or single out as important?
a)
empathize
b)
trivialize
c)
demonize
d)
emphasize
40.
What is the meaning of ingenuity?
a)
intelligence
b)
desire to do well
c)
lack of ability
d)
the power of creative imagination
41.
"Don't you stir or ________."
What word meaning to move very slightly fills this blank?
What word meaning to move very slightly fills this blank?
a)
budge
b)
fidget
c)
run
d)
stay
42.
Which is the correct spelling of the word that means to bring death?
a)
fatil
b)
fatal
c)
fatle
d)
fatale
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