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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Vocabulary/Comprehension Chap.1-3

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

exasperation

a)

tired

b)

annyoed

c)

sick

d)

happy

2.

admonish

a)

counsel in terms of ones behavior

b)

argue with someone

c)

go to lunch

d)

give up

3.

accuston

a)

tired of

b)

sleepy

c)

become familiar with something

d)

to customize something

4.

multitude

a)

a very small number

b)

to have multiple attitudes

c)

to multiply

d)

a very large number

5.

threadbare

a)

thin and tattered with age

b)

holes

c)

having no color

d)

easily broken

6.

underhanded

a)

to pass something under the table

b)

to show a specific item

c)

doing something wrong for personal gain

d)

being familiar with something

7.

frantically

a)

in a controlled manner

b)

feeling of annoyance

c)

in an uncontrolled manner

d)

the ability to extend

8.

expansive

a)

large

b)

tiny

c)

wide

d)

the ability to extend in one or more directions

9.

glean

a)

to gather or havest

b)

to clean

c)

to make shiny

d)

to stretch

10.

emaciated

a)

torn apart

b)

very thin often due to malnutrition

c)

to be set free

d)

to be put in charge of something

11.

anticipation

a)

to ring or echo

b)

struck with fear

c)

exists in large quantities

d)

something that is expected

12.

formidable

a)

to face or withstand

b)

struck with fear or dread

c)

openly distrustful

d)

angered at something

13.

endure

a)

inspiring fear

b)

to face or withstand something

c)

openly distrustful

d)

something that is expected

14.

reverberate

a)

to ring or echo with sound

b)

inspiring dread

c)

something expected

d)

angered at something

15.

maverick

a)

a type of car

b)

someone who exhibits independence

c)

to withstand something

d)

a relative

16.

wary

a)

a relative

b)

struck with fear

c)

worried

d)

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

17.

indignant

a)

struck with fear

b)

exists in large quantities

c)

angered at something unjust or wrong

d)

to face something

18.

abound

a)

exists in large quantities

b)

to run around

c)

being familiar with something

d)

a feeling of irritation

19.

kin

a)

a friend

b)

a polition

c)

a relative

d)

an animal

20.

dejected

a)

to suppose or expect

b)

sadly affected

c)

very dissatisified

d)

the effects of being overworked

21.

accelerate

a)

to move at a slower pace

b)

to stand still

c)

to move faster or gain speed

d)

to run in circles

22.

beckon

a)

To yell at someone

b)

unaware of something

c)

to summon with a wave or other gesture

d)

to suppose or expect

23.

lopsided

a)

the effects of being overworked

b)

sadly affected

c)

to expect

d)

having on side lower than the other

24.

oblivious

a)

unaware of something

b)

capable of being detected

c)

to move faster

d)

to summon

25.

disgruntled

a)

sadly affected

b)

unaware of something

c)

being very dissatisfied and unhappy

d)

capable of being detected

26.

contagious

a)

capable of being detected

b)

the ability to move faster

c)

the ability to spread from person to person

d)

to make contact

27.

reckon

a)

to have a car accident

b)

to suppose or expect

c)

to make a mistake

d)

unaware of something

28.

haggard

a)

The effects of being overworked, tired

b)

Tattered and worn with age

c)

being very dissatisfied

d)

to suppose or expect

29.

noticeable

a)

to expect

b)

sadly affected

c)

capable of being detected

d)

unaware of something

30.

What is an antonym of endure?

a)

steady

b)

strong

c)

quit

d)

withstand

31.

What is a synonym of beckon?

a)

run

b)

slide

c)

break

d)

wave

32.

What is an antonym of glean?

a)

harvest

b)

plant

c)

pick

d)

clean

33.

What is a synonym of exasperation?

a)

exhausted

b)

tired

c)

helpless

d)

annoyed

34.

What is an antonym for indignant?

a)

happy

b)

angry

c)

disgusted

d)

furious

35.

How many brothers did Cassie Logan have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

36.

Who came to stay with the Logan family?

a)

Mr. Jones

b)

Mr. Morrison

c)

Mr. Clark

d)

Mr. Mack

37.

What happened to Mr. Berry?

a)

He was arrested

b)

He was given an award

c)

He was set on fire

d)

He was made fun of

38.

Why did Papa go to work on the railroad?

a)

To get money for college

b)

To take a break from segregation

c)

To get away from the cotton fields

d)

To pay the taxes and the mortgage on the land.

39.

Why does Cassie and Little Man not want their books?

a)

Because it has racial writing inside the cover

b)

Because it is ugly

c)

Because it is boring

d)

Because it is ripped

40.

What issue do the Logan children have with the bus for the white students?

a)

It kept trying to pick them up.

b)

It kept leaving them at the bus stop.

c)

It always tried to run them off the road.

d)

They didn't have an issue with the bus.

41.

What seemed to be an issue with Little Man?

a)

The condition of the book

b)

Being dirty

c)

Both A and B

d)

He had no issue

42.

Who is T. J. Avery?

a)

Christopher-John's friend

b)

Stacey's best friend

c)

Little Man's friend

d)

Cassie's friend

43.

Why did the school for the black students start later than the school for the white students?

a)

They all started school at the same time

b)

Because there was not enough money to send them to school at the same time.

c)

Because they did not need as much schooling as the white children

d)

Because the black children were needed to help harvest the cotton.

44.

Who was Jeremy?

a)

He was T.J.'s friend

b)

He was a white boy who walked part way to school with the Logan children.

c)

He was one of the kids on the bus that tried to run the Logan children off the road.

d)

He was a boy in Little Man's class

45.

Who was Cassie's teacher at school?

a)

Mrs. Logan

b)

Mrs. Henson

c)

Miss Daisy Crocker

d)

Miss Wellever

46.

Why didn't the black and white children attend the same school?

a)

Because there was not enough room in one school

b)

Because of segregation

c)

Because they lived in different districts

d)

They all attended the same school

47.

What was the result of Cassie and Little Man refusing to take the books that were issued to them?

a)

They were whipped with a switch

b)

They were given after school detention

c)

They were sent to the principal's office

d)

Nothing happened to them

48.

What did mama do to fix the situation with the books?

a)

She threw the book in the garbage.

b)

She did nothing.

c)

She glued paper to the inside cover to hide the racial writings.

d)

She tore out the page with the racial writings.

49.

How many acres belonged to the Logan family?

a)

100 acres

b)

300 acres

c)

400 acres

d)

500 acres

50.

What is the name of the Logan's hound dog?

a)

Jason

b)

Jessie

c)

Jasper

d)

Justin