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The Treasure of Lemon Brown Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

investigating, searching, exploring

a)

ajar

b)

commence

c)

tenements

d)

probing

2.

with close attention

a)

gnarled

b)

commence

c)

tenements

d)

intently

3.

to signal or attract

a)

beckon

b)

impromptu

c)

tentatively

d)

commence

4.

menacing, threatening

a)

ominous

b)

eerie

c)

bad

5.

to begin, to start

a)

beckon

b)

intently

c)

commence

d)

probing

6.

twisted, misshapen, rugged appearance

a)

swirling

b)

tentatively

c)

gnarled

d)

commence

7.

cautiously, hesitantly

a)

gnarled

b)

ominous

c)

tentatively

d)

commence

8.
Because they did not have a key, they left the door __________ so that they could get back inside.
a)
ajar
b)
gnarled
c)
commence
d)
ominous
9.

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary term that best completes the statement.

If something looks or sounds _______, be careful, a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand.

a)

ominous

b)

ostracized

c)

obdurate

d)

brittle

10.

The leaves were ___________ after falling off of the trees this fall.

a)

gnarled

b)

brittle

c)

ominous

d)

eerie

11.

The basement smelled ________ after it got flooded from all the rain.

a)

ajar

b)

ominous

c)

eerie

d)

musty

12.

The teacher held an _____________ meeting with students to discuss their recent behavior.

a)

commence

b)

tentatively

c)

impromptu

d)

ajar

13.

ajar

a)

to signal with hands or a nod

b)

slightly open

c)

easily cracked or fractured

d)

to begin

14.

brittle

a)

easily cracked or fractured

b)

to begin

c)

slightly open

d)

unscheduled, unplanned

15.

eerie

a)

old and twisted

b)

to make a thrusting forward movement

c)

suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

d)

unscheduled, unplanned

16.

to make a thrusting forward movement

a)

hurl

b)

impromptu

c)

eerie

d)

gnarled

17.

impromptu

a)

unscheduled, unplanned

b)

old and twisted

c)

to examine closely

d)

moldy or damp smell

18.

having a stale, moldy or damp smell

a)

probing

b)

ominous

c)

musty

d)

intently

19.

scoundrel

a)

someone who does evil on purpose

b)

anything valued or highly prized

c)

hesitantly with uncertainty

d)

with strained or eager attention

20.

treasure

a)

someone who does evil on purpose

b)

easily cracked or fractured

c)

to signal with hands or a nod

d)

anything valued or highly prized