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Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Ch.1-4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The teacher went off on a tangent when she was interrupted during her instruction. What does tangent mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

capable of being reached

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

2.

The ramp makes the house accessible for anyone in a wheelchair. What does accessible mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

capable of being reached

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

3.

I had to veer off the road to miss the squirrel. What does veer mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

capable of being reached

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

4.

My daughter felt forlorn after her car was totalled in an accident. What does forlorn mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

greatly annoyed; out of patience

5.

I was rueful that I had yelled at my puppy. What does rueful mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

6.

I was filled with melancholy when my father passed away. What does melancholy mean?

a)

overcome in sorrow; deep sadness

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

7.

The farmer is treating her cows for Bovine Respiratory Disease. What does bovine mean?

a)

a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

wild or domestic (tame) cattle

d)

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

8.

The seamstress used a fabric remnant to make a hair bow to match the dress. What does remnant mean?

a)

a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

wild or domestic (tame) cattle

d)

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

9.

Angela made an angry retort when her mom asked her to clean her room again. What does retort mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

greatly annoyed; out of patience

10.

The substitute teacher was exasperated by the behavior of the class. What does exasperated mean?

a)

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

b)

showing hopelessness

c)

a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

d)

greatly annoyed; out of patience