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The Cay Vocabulary Chapters 13-19

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Safe is to protected as treacherous is to _______.

a)

guarded

b)

protected

c)

dangerous

d)

deliberate

2.

Which word does NOT belong in the group below?

trash, debris, rubbish, fronds

a)

trash

b)

debris

c)

rubbish

d)

fronds

3.

Which kinds of tempest did Phillip and Timothy have to endure?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

hurricane

c)

blizzard

d)

hailstorm

4.

Petal is to flower as ______ is to palm.

a)

pollen

b)

frond

c)

blade

d)

green

5.

Which word is an antonym for gingerly?

a)

delicate

b)

cautious

c)

rough

d)

careful

6.

We must have been against the palm for almost an hour when suddenly the wind died down and the rain became gentle. Timothy panted, "D'eye! We can relax a bit till d'odder side o' d'tempis' hit us."


A synonym for the underlined word is:

a)

screamed

b)

gasped

c)

whispered

d)

exaggerated

7.

We sat down on the ground beside it, still being pelted with rain, to wait for the eye to pass.


Which is the meaning of the underlined word as used in the sentence?

a)

struck with a series of blows, missiles, or words

b)

thrown

c)

moved quickly

d)

repeatedly beat against again and again

8.

The fishing poles that Timothy left before he died were part of a legacy because Timothy:

a)

worked very hard on them

b)

invented them

c)

left them specifically for Phillip

d)

were prepared with tender loving care

9.

On the fifth day after the storm, I began to scour the island to find out what had been cast up.


What is a synonym of the underlined word?

a)

scratch

b)

search

c)

hate

d)

remember

10.

What is the meaning of the word burrow?

a)

to live in or hide in

b)

to escape

c)

to find comfort

d)

a donkey

11.

It had flayed his back and his legs until there were very few places that weren't cut.


Which words help the reader understand what the word flayed means?

a)

flayed his back

b)

very few places that weren't cut

c)

his back and his legs

d)

until there were very few

12.

Fill in the following analogy.


Joy is to sadness as fury is to ___________.

a)

excitement

b)

anger

c)

calmness

d)

delight