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Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary - Chapters 1 - 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

A marionette is

a)

a cheerleader for an athletic team

b)

A drum major with a small drum

c)

A puppet on strings

d)

A singer with a high voice

2.

Reluctantly means

a)

seeing things unclearly

b)

with hesitation, not wanting to do something

c)

with thoughts of the past

d)

eagerly and happily

3.

What is an intrusion?

a)

A drama performed in a park

b)

an ill-fitting piece of clothing

c)

a wart

d)

a butting-in or invasion

4.

What's a grimace?

a)

An unpleasant expression of disgust

b)

A filthy cave dweller

c)

a load of fine gravel

d)

a mole or wart

5.

"Staggering" means

a)

stumbling about

b)

amazing

c)

astounding

d)

all of these

6.

If you feel exasperated, you are

a)

exhausted- out of energy

b)

confused - out of touch

c)

fed up - sick of it

d)

heavily bitten by insects

7.

What is "self-deprecation"?

a)

self-hatred

b)

self-reflection

c)

self-insult, sometimes humorously

d)

self-consciousness

8.

"Meager" means

a)

small and paltry; inadequate

b)

anxious and uncertain

c)

filled with meag and anger

d)

plentiful

9.

If something is immense it is

a)

Huge and gigantic

b)

Not mense

c)

Crazy - over the top

d)

Amazing and awesome

10.

An axis is

a)

an imaginary line around which sphere rotates

b)

an evil group of people

c)

an heavy dumbbell

d)

a type of spear

11.

"Melancholy" means

a)

tasting of chocolate

b)

sounding like a pretty tune

c)

a bit sad - often from memories

d)

cancerous and potentially dangerous

12.

Tolerantly means

a)

With great appeal

b)

With acceptance

c)

Disinterested

d)

Unpleasantly

13.

If you are rueful, you are

a)

colorful and splendid

b)

a little bit crazy

c)

sad and regretful

d)

red - or you look reddish

14.

Hysterical means

a)

crazy, panicked, or very funny

b)

related to history

c)

moving in a circular pattern

d)

deliciously sour

15.

Tranquil means

a)

quiet and peaceful

b)

dark and gloomy

c)

sunny and bright

d)

none of these

16.

If something is bovine, it is

a)

piglike or pig-related

b)

horselike or horse-related

c)

cowlike or cow-related

d)

doglike or dog-related

17.

Comtemplation is

a)

worry

b)

second prize

c)

a law of physics

d)

deep thought

18.

If something is oppressive,

a)

it is overpowering and hard to bear

b)

it puts you in a position of servitude

c)

it unfairly inflicts hardship on others

d)

all of these

19.

A tangent is

a)

a species of tree-dwelling sloths

b)

is straight line that touches a circle or curve

c)

a tropical fruit with a tangy flavor

20.

Which of the following are types of figurative language?

a)

similes

b)

idioms

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification