WorksheetsThe Alchemist: Part I Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word fits best in the blank?
“The merchant was the ______ of a dry goods shop, and always demanded that the sheep be sheared in his presence, so that he would not be cheated.”
“The merchant was the ______ of a dry goods shop, and always demanded that the sheep be sheared in his presence, so that he would not be cheated.”
a)
proprietor
b)
zenith
c)
seminary
d)
omen
2.
What word fits best in the blank?
“The girl was typical of the region of _____, with flowing black hair, and eyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.”
“The girl was typical of the region of _____, with flowing black hair, and eyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.”
a)
teeming
b)
Moors
c)
Andalusia
d)
trajectory
3.
What word fits best in the blank?
“The girl was typical of the region of Andalusia, with flowing black hair, and eyes that vaguely recalled the _____ conquerors.”
“The girl was typical of the region of Andalusia, with flowing black hair, and eyes that vaguely recalled the _____ conquerors.”
a)
zenith
b)
seminary
c)
Andalusian
d)
Moorish
4.
What word fits best in the blank?
“He knew that a few hours from now, with the sun at its _____, the heat would be so great that he would not be able to lead his flock across the fields."
“He knew that a few hours from now, with the sun at its _____, the heat would be so great that he would not be able to lead his flock across the fields."
a)
trajectory
b)
teeming
c)
zenith
d)
omen
5.
What word fits best in the blank?
“That he had attended _____ until he was sixteen. His parents had wanted him to become a priest…”
“That he had attended _____ until he was sixteen. His parents had wanted him to become a priest…”
a)
seminary
b)
Moors
c)
proprietor
d)
lamenting
6.
What word fits best in the blank?
“The world was huge and ______; he had only to allow his sheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interesting things.”
“The world was huge and ______; he had only to allow his sheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interesting things.”
a)
teeming
b)
omen
c)
lamenting
d)
inexhaustible
7.
What word fits best in the blank?
“He knew that wind: people called it the ______, because on it the Moors had come from the Levant at the eastern end of the Mediterranean.”
“He knew that wind: people called it the ______, because on it the Moors had come from the Levant at the eastern end of the Mediterranean.”
a)
Andalusian
b)
levanter
c)
Moorish
d)
omen
8.
What word fits best in the blank?
“He said that he had always dreamed of being a shepherd, and that it was a good _____.”
“He said that he had always dreamed of being a shepherd, and that it was a good _____.”
a)
levanter
b)
omen
c)
zenith
d)
seminary
9.
What word fits best in the blank?
“The sun began its departure, as well. The boy watched its _____ for some time, until it was hidden behind the white houses surrounding the plaza.”
“The sun began its departure, as well. The boy watched its _____ for some time, until it was hidden behind the white houses surrounding the plaza.”
a)
Andalusia
b)
levanter
c)
omen
d)
trajectory
10.
What word fits best in the blank?
“He was feeling sorry for himself, and _____ the fact that his life could have changed so suddenly and so drastically.”
“He was feeling sorry for himself, and _____ the fact that his life could have changed so suddenly and so drastically.”
a)
lamenting
b)
teeming
c)
proprietor
d)
trajectory
11.
What word fits best in the blank?
“Although his new world at the moment was just an empty marketplace, he had already seen it when it was _____ with life, and ha would never forget it.”
“Although his new world at the moment was just an empty marketplace, he had already seen it when it was _____ with life, and ha would never forget it.”
a)
inexhaustible
b)
teeming
c)
lamenting
d)
zenith
12.
the owner of a business, or a holder of property.
a)
inexhaustible
b)
Moors
c)
proprietor
d)
seminary
13.
a large autonomous region of hills, rivers and farmland bordering Spain's southern coast.
a)
Andalusia
b)
Moors
c)
proprietor
d)
omen
14.
a member of a northwestern African Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent. In the 8th century they conquered the Iberian peninsula, but were finally driven out of their last stronghold in Granada at the end of the 15th century.
a)
levanter
b)
seminary
c)
Andalusia
d)
Moors
15.
the time at which something is most powerful or successful.
a)
zenith
b)
teeming
c)
inexhaustible
d)
seminary
16.
a college that prepares students to be priests, ministers, or rabbis.
a)
Moors
b)
seminary
c)
levanter
d)
omen
17.
unable to be used up because existing in abundance.
a)
inexhaustible
b)
omen
c)
teeming
d)
levanter
18.
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean region.
a)
zenith
b)
Andalusian
c)
Moors
d)
levanter
19.
prophetic significance.
a)
omen
b)
zenith
c)
seminary
d)
inexhaustible
20.
the path followed by an object.
a)
lamenting
b)
teeming
c)
zenith
d)
trajectory
21.
express regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable, or unfair.
a)
inexhaustible
b)
lamenting
c)
zenith
d)
proprietor
22.
be full of or swarming with.
a)
lamenting
b)
proprietor
c)
zenith
d)
teeming
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