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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
delinquent
a)
a young criminal offender
b)
hatred for something or someone
c)
happening over and over again
d)
pulled very tightly
2.
When my brother was in the army, he learned how to pull the sheets so _______ that you could bounce a quarter off of them.
a)
gallant
b)
ember
c)
taut
d)
gingerly
3.
I think that swimming in the ocean during January is ___________, but my dad thinks it is perfectly safe.
a)
scarce
b)
ornery
c)
reckless
d)
liable
4.
____________ means that you follow the crowd and make yourself like everyone else in your group.
a)
conformity
b)
bleak
c)
leery
d)
ging
5.
The soldier displayed __________ when he refused to run the 10 miles his superior officer ordered him to complete.
a)
defiance
b)
contempt
c)
bleak
d)
scarce
6.
The weaker team _________ when they saw the larger, stronger team enter the field.
a)
veered
b)
acquired
c)
quivered
d)
embered
7.
The young man was considered ___________ because he always gave up his seat on the bus when a lady entered.
a)
leery
b)
bleak
c)
aloofness
d)
gallant
8.
You must make sure that all of the ___________ are completely out before leaving the campsite so that a fire does not start again.
a)
embers
b)
bleaks
c)
premonitions
d)
aloofness
9.
My ___________ of a bad result prevented me from going along with that group to break into the abandoned building.
a)
contempt
b)
premonition
c)
ornery
d)
recurring
10.
I was able to ____________ 10 more sponsors for our charity event even after everyone said I would not be able to get any!
a)
ember
b)
acquire
c)
scarce
d)
gingerly
11.
My sister was _________ to be late because she forgot the map and always got lost.
a)
liable
b)
incredulous
c)
ornery
d)
vast
12.
The size of the Grand Canyon is so _________ that I feel so small every time I visit it.
a)
indignant
b)
ornery
c)
vast
d)
leery
13.
While the situation looked __________, somehow, my mom managed to maintain an upbeat and positive attitude.
a)
veer
b)
unfathomable
c)
contempt
d)
bleak
14.
What word is displayed? (Click to hide the text.)
a)
aloofness
b)
leery
c)
ornery
d)
incredulous
15.
If you _______ off the specified path, you will get lost.
a)
veer
b)
acquire
c)
bleak
d)
ember
16.
My two-year-old sister ________tried to climb on the couch; she never gave up even though she kept falling back onto the floor.
a)
recurring
b)
doggedly
c)
gingerly
d)
leery
17.
The police officer gave the man a/an __________________ look when he told him that he did not rob the store even though he had items from the store in his hand.
a)
scarce
b)
gallant
c)
incredulous
d)
leer
18.
A/An _________________ problem in some schools is that students are repeatedly on cell phones instead of focusing on their classwork.
a)
recurring
b)
onery
c)
scarce
d)
gingerly
19.
_____________ is not a good quality to have if you are trying to win a popularity contest.
a)
scarce
b)
gingerly
c)
recurring
d)
aloofness
20.
The man ______________ carried the priceless piece of artwork, so he would not drop it and ruin its beauty.
a)
liable
b)
gingerly
c)
taut
d)
reckless
21.
Even though the young child was __________ of the new teacher, she bravely walked in the classroom and found her new seat.
a)
leery
b)
contempt
c)
gallant
d)
aloofness
22.
After the tornado, basic necessities like water, batteries, and bread were _______________ in the grocery store because people had bought them out.
a)
indignant
b)
vast
c)
scarce
d)
defiance
23.
The ___________ man tied himself to the ancient oak tree to prevent the city from cutting it down; he was angry that they would carelessly take away such a beautiful, historic tree.
a)
indignant
b)
leery
c)
scarce
d)
recurring
24.
After the girl's supposed best friend lied to her so many times, she no longer felt friendship toward her but ____________.
a)
bleak
b)
liable
c)
gallant
d)
contempt
25.
It is ________________ how you can always get A's in social studies but never do any homework or studying.
a)
delinquent
b)
conformity
c)
unfathomable
d)
taut
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