WorksheetsVocabularies Building- Charlotte Doyle Ch.16-17
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
It was fourteen hours before I woke. If I'd known that much time had passed I'd have realized something was amiss. No matter what the circumstances, it's irregular for any member of a crew to be allowed to sleep so long.
What is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
What is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
a)
suitable
b)
proper
c)
Improper
d)
smelly
2.
For the moment, however, I remained in my hammock, blithely assuming it was simply not yet time for my normal watch. The canvas curtain had been restrung and was drawn closed.
What is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
What is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
a)
quickly
b)
desperately
c)
sadly
d)
happily
3.
And the deck was in good order, as if the storm had been but a dream. Even the foremast and bowsprit were fully rigged, their sails taut.
Which one is NOT the synonym of the highlighted word above?
Which one is NOT the synonym of the highlighted word above?
a)
rigid
b)
tense
c)
tight
d)
slack
4.
"Miss Doyle," the captain proclaimed for all to hear, "I charge you in the willful murder of Mr. Hollybrass."
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
headstrong
b)
persistence
c)
stubborn
d)
flexible
5.
Mr. Hollybrass, sweat running down his hot, red face, pulled the body close but then he paused and offered a look of appeal to Captain Jaggery.
Which one is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
Which one is the synonym of the highlighted word above?
a)
request for help
b)
answer
6.
"Miss Doyle, your trial for murder will commence at the first bell of the first dog watch today."
Which word is not associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is not associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
begin
b)
initiate
c)
launch
d)
conclude
7.
For a brief moment I caught a distant vision of myself as I had been before the Seahawk, before this tumultuous voyage.
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
mild
b)
confused
c)
hectic
d)
turbulent
8.
The very image of Zachariah--but sadly altered too. In life he had never appeared strong or large. In death he'd become shriveled, gray-bearded.
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
shrink
b)
dwindle
c)
bloom
d)
dry up
9.
A tremor of unease passed through me. I wasn't sure what to say. I stole a glance at him. "What about Cranick?" I asked. "Did he die? Truly?"
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
convulsion
b)
still
c)
shaking
d)
shiver
10.
"Zachariah, I didn't kill Hollybrass. I was aloft when it happened. And when I went aloft, it was the captain who gave me a knife to use. I didn't even have one."
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is NOT associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
above
b)
over
c)
overhead
d)
below
11.
Miss Doyle, to have murdered a shipmate--an officer--is a capital offense. The penalty for such an act is death by hanging. Let me assure you, a trial is not required, the evidence being altogether clear.
Which word is associated with the highlighted word above?
Which word is associated with the highlighted word above?
a)
accused
b)
experimental
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