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A Long Walk To Water, Vocabulary

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word aghast?

a)

filled with horror or shock

b)

Happy to find something

c)

A good luck charm

d)

Bewildered or confused

2.

What is the meaning of the word apathy?

a)

a holy man

b)

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

c)

Looking forward to something

d)

Sad to see someone leave

3.

Which word means guns used in warfare?

a)

mortar

b)

doubt

c)

artillery

d)

drone

4.

Which word means to say something in a dull tone?

a)

daze

b)

drone

c)

artillery

d)

mortar

5.

What is the definition of gourd?

a)

a pumpkin

b)

to be confused

c)

a large fruit with a hard skin

d)

a container

6.

Which sentence uses the word mortar correctly?

a)

The men carried the mortar across the border.

b)

There are mortars on my car.

c)

The mortars are happy to be coming home.

d)

Where are the mortars for my house?

7.

Which sentence uses the word shrouded correctly?

a)

Are you shrouded?

b)

The mountain was shrouded by the white clouds.

c)

I want to go shrouding!

d)

Did you shroud your shirt from your mom?

8.

What is the definition of rebels?

a)

a happy go lucky person.

b)

a rock group

c)

a depressed sad person

d)

a person who resists authority.

9.

What is the definition of the word gingerly?

a)

careful or cautious

b)

amazed

c)

horrified

d)

doubtful

10.

What is a honeycomb?

a)

a large stadium

b)

a house for bears

c)

a hair brush

d)

a house made by bees and stores honey

11.

What is the definition of the word inhabited?

a)

to be a part of something

b)

to live in or occupy

c)

to find

d)

to share

12.

Which sentence is the proper meaning of solemn?

a)

There is a solemn house next door.

b)

Salve looked solemn.

c)

Where is the solemn?

13.

What is the meaning of makeshift?

a)

to make due with what you have

b)

to find the perfect item

c)

to use more than once

d)

to shift to a different person

14.

What is the meaning of the word wailing?

a)

to cry in pain or grief

b)

to see a whale

c)

to find a friend

d)

to go sailing

15.

Which sentence has the correct meaning of papyrus?

a)

Would you like papyrus for dinner?

b)

Where is my papyrus shirt?

c)

They used the papyrus plant to build canoes.

16.

What is the meaning of the word prow?

a)

to sneak around at night

b)

the bow of a ship

c)

to find a sad person

d)

to throw something

17.

Which sentence has the correct meaning of monotonous?

a)

Are you ready to eat the monotonous steak?

b)

Do you want to play monotonous?

c)

The teacher's voice was monotonous.

18.

What is the definition of the word ferried?

a)

transportation that takes you from one place to the next

b)

little people that live under rocks

c)

dust that can make you sneeze

d)

feeling bad for someone

19.

What is the meaning of the word desperate?

a)

really excited

b)

to feel disconnected from others

c)

to feel hopeless

d)

to get lost

20.

Which sentence uses the correct meaning of relentless?

a)

There is a relentless flower growing in our yard.

b)

He is relentless in his teasing.

c)

I am so tired and relentless.

21.

What is the definition of arid?

a)

lonely

b)

hot and dry

c)

yellow and brown

d)

beautiful

22.

Which sentence uses parched correctly?

a)

I am parched from walking in the sun.

b)

Did you pick up some parched at the store?

c)

Where is that parched coat?

23.

What is the meaning of the word revived?

a)

Answer a question

b)

Restore to life

c)

Find something that is missing

d)

Complete a task

24.

Which sentence uses the word refugee correctly?

a)

Is that house a refugee?

b)

Did you refugee the soccer game yesterday?

c)

He came to the United States as a refugee four years ago.

25.

What is the meaning of the word scythe?

a)

An afterthought

b)

To say mean words to someone

c)

A friend in need

d)

A tool used for cutting crops

26.

What is the definition of the word grudgingly?

a)

To work hard

b)

Annoyed while doing something

c)

To find something that you lost

d)

To use nasty words

27.

What is the definition of emaciated?

a)

Unnatural thinness due to starvation

b)

Excited to try something new

c)

Helping others in need

d)

Finding a new way to do something

28.

Which sentence uses the word chaos correctly?

a)

She is full of chaos.

b)

Is chaos coming to dinner?

c)

This classroom is chaos!

29.

What is the meaning of the word surge?

a)

A sudden, powerful movement

b)

The answer to a prayer

c)

Finding something extra

d)

Overly excited or joyful

30.

What is the definition of the word earnestly?

a)

subdued

b)

angry

c)

sincere

d)

lethargic

31.

Which sentence best uses the word prodding?

a)

He has been prodding her to go back to school.

b)

Are you prodding tonight?

c)

Where is my prodding?

32.

Which sentence uses the correct meaning of peril?

a)

He is full of peril!

b)

Are you a peril?

c)

The boys faced the peril of starvation.

33.

What is the meaning of the word misery?

a)

distress or discomfort

b)

upset

c)

angry

d)

full of life

34.

What is the meaning of the word ration?

a)

A fixed amount of something

b)

to be angry or surprised

c)

to find fault with someone

d)

a new way of looking at the world

35.

Which sentence best uses the word terminal?

a)

Are you terminal?

b)

She has a terminal disease and only has a month to live.

c)

Is there a terminal in my living room?

36.

What is the meaning of the word frigid?

a)

extremely cold

b)

extra fat

c)

overjoyed

d)

perplexed

37.

What is the definition of aquifer?

a)

an inlet of water

b)

an ocean

c)

a layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass through it

d)

a deep well

38.

What is the meaning of the word vague?

a)

small

b)

unclear or uncertain

c)

definite

d)

powerful

39.

Which sentence correctly uses the word frantic?

a)

Where is my frantic book bag?

b)

Is the frantic here yet?

c)

She was frantic to get out of the burning building.

40.

What is the correct meaning of contaminated?

a)

polluted or unclean

b)

contains good organisms

c)

to find a treasure

d)

to fell sad or miserable

41.

What is the meaning of the word digestive?

a)

to find a headache medicine

b)

to process food in the body

c)

to relate to someone else

d)

to cure of a disease

42.

What is the definition of pronunciation?

a)

the proper way to say a word

b)

to overeat food

c)

to find a new way of doing something

d)

the easy way to find something

43.

Which sentence uses the word celebration correctly?

a)

Is there a celebration in my garage?

b)

I enjoyed my birthday celebration!

c)

There are celebrations in my lunch.

44.

What is the correct meaning of dispute?

a)

perfect in every way

b)

overwhelming

c)

argue or disagree

d)

find joy or happiness