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WorksheetsReading Quiz - Vocab & The Pearl
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A made up story is...
a)
non-fiction
b)
fiction
c)
biography
d)
autobiography
2.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
3.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for ten years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
4.
The time and place a story occurs.
a)
Flashback
b)
Fact
c)
Stage
d)
Setting
5.
A statement that can be proven true.
a)
Opinion
b)
Dialogue
c)
Excerpt
d)
Fact
6.
Hints in the text to help the reader understand a word.
a)
Synonym
b)
Context Clues
c)
Antonym
d)
Stage Directions
7.
the cost of something or how important it is
a)
value
b)
earnings
c)
worth
d)
cost
8.
collaborate
a)
to watch
b)
to develop gradually
c)
to float
d)
to work with
9.
evolve
a)
a passage taken from a book
b)
a wise saying
c)
to rise to a higher level
d)
to turn in circles
10.
rubble
a)
to fight
b)
water irrigation for crops
c)
broken stone
d)
work apart
11.
unharmed or uninjured
a)
unscathed
b)
clamber
c)
whim
d)
sham
12.
Who is the protagonist of The Pearl?
a)
Juana
b)
Kino
c)
Coyotito
d)
the doctor
13.
Where is the setting of The Pearl?
a)
California
b)
Boston
c)
Mexico
d)
England
14.
What bites or stings Coyotito?
a)
a tiger
b)
a scorpion
c)
a bear
d)
a dog
15.
The doctor is a colonist and will not treat the baby. He is only interested in_______________.
a)
helping others
b)
money
c)
the baby
d)
making friends
16.
Kino has no money to offer the doctor to treat Coyotito. All he has are which of the following:
a)
a few mis-shapen pearls
b)
gold coins
c)
a bag of grain
d)
a promise to pay
17.
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
a)
clad
b)
corroborate
c)
cursory
d)
spontaeneos
18.
It is ___________________ that he will make the soccer team because he is the best player in our school.
a)
regrettable
b)
doubtless
c)
flexible
d)
accessible
19.
Don’t tell Renee anything ________________; she cannot keep a secret.
a)
admirable
b)
confidential
c)
regrettable
d)
flexible
20.
Justin was very _________________ when I told him that the date for the party had been changed, and he had no problem adjusting his schedule.
a)
flexible
b)
accessible
c)
regrettable
d)
economical
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