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WorksheetsF451 Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
"Mildred's demand to have a fourth wall television installed leaves Montag in a melancholy state of mind." In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Part One, melancholy most nearly means?
Imperceptible
Odious
Poisonous
Depressed
"In a ________________ of emotion, Motag wonders how a woman could sacrifice herself for books." The word that best completes this sentence is,
Meleancholy
Cataract
Gibber
Feign
Which of the following is an antonym for serenity?
Gloomy, somber
Cheerful, joyful
Calm, tranquil
Agitation, disruption
The definition of the word imperceptible is:
Something slight, gradual, or barely noticeable
A comic or humiliating fall onto the rear end
A stately tomb or burial place
A talk in a confused, meaningless way
"Mildred's room seems as cold, dark, and airless as a mausoleum." In this excerpt, the word mausoleum most nearly means?
To reduce to dust or powder
A stately tomb or burial place
A furious rush or downpour of water
Hateful; offensive
Which of the following words are synonyms for odious?
Disgusting; loathsome
Crumble; shatter
Calm; tranquil
Subtle; insignificant
In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses a salamander as a symbol. The best definition of a salamander is?
Seashell earbuds that change color according to one's skin color
A reptile that can live in fire
A venomous snake that is a metaphor for a fire hose
A bird that can live a very long time
"The sound of the jet bombers overhead seems to ____________________ the stars and grind them into dust." from this excerpt, which word best completes the sentence?
Gibber
Cataract
Feign
Pulverize
"The people on the wall television seem to gibber without end, saying nothing of value." From this excerpt, the word gibber most nearly means?
To reduce to dust or powder; demolish completely
A depressed or gloomy state of mind
To talk in a confused, meaningless way
To put on the appearance of; to pretend
Which words does Bradbury use to capture the moral decay of the society in Fahrenheit 451?
Serenity and odious
Venomous and melancholy
Pulverize and imperceptible
Both b and c
"Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Some's written a book on tobacco and caner of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity, Montag." In this sentence, serenity is used as what part of speech?
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
In the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses a phoenix to symbolize immortality or reborn idealism. What is a phoenix?
A legendary bird
A reptile that can live in fire
Seashell earbuds that change color according to one's skin color.
A venomous snake that is a metaphor for a fire hose
"According to Beatty, no one wants to follow serious pursuits anymore; life has become one big ________________." From this excerpt, which word best completes the sentence?
Serenity
Odious
Pratfall
Cataract
"Montag is afraid to feign illness to avoid Beatty." From this excerpt, the word feign most nearly means?
Hateful, offensive
To put on the appearance of; to pretend
To talk in a confused, meaningless way
To reduce to dust or powder; demolish completely
A synonym for the word gibber is:
gloomy, somber, depressed
disgusting, loathsome
blubber, blab
poisonous, malicious, hostile
A synonym for the word feign is:
bluff, fake, dissemble
disgusting, loathsome
gloomy, somber, depressed
blubber, blab
Venomous:
- secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.
- full of malice or spite.
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
Using the dictionary entry above, which definition of venomous best matches the way it is used in the sentence? "Montag's flame thrower shoots its venomous flames like a great snake killing it's prey."
Definition #1 (Green)
Definition #2 (Blue)
Definition #3 (Pink)
None of the above
