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White Wolf of Hartz Mountains

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means, "to talk with one or more people?"

a)

translate

b)

converse

c)

dictation

d)

beckon

2.

What word means, "to die"?

a)

optometry

b)

reside

c)

perish

d)

dictator

3.

Which word means "without inhabitants or visitors?"

a)

desolate

b)

cottage

c)

damaged

d)

implicate

4.

Which word means, "to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey"?

a)

perish

b)

resolve

c)

retaliate

d)

prowl

5.

Which word means, "rarely, not very often?"

a)

incessant

b)

beckon

c)

seldom

d)

bewildered

6.

Which words means, "continually, without interruption?"

a)

incessantly

b)

optimize

c)

reside

d)

seize

7.

What does the word "beckon" mean?

a)

to shout angrily

b)

to signal someone to come to you

c)

to opt out of an activity

d)

to dress in disguise

8.

In this sentence, what does the word "vow" mean: "And if I fail in this vow, may all the vengeance of the spirits fall upon me and upon my children."

a)

promise

b)

suicide

c)

meal

d)

performance

9.

Which word means, "to make a firm decision to do something?"

a)

seldom

b)

predict

c)

contradict

d)

resolve

10.

What does 'reside' mean in this sentence: "...all that we could collect from it was that our new guest and his daughter were to reside in our cottage, at least for the present."

a)

add a new side to the cottage

b)

to live in or stay in a place long term

c)

destroy with a hammer

d)

determine the damage

11.

What does the word 'ascertain' mean in this sentence: "He resolved to follow her out and ascertain what she did."

a)

capture on camera

b)

to beckon her

c)

to act without thinking

d)

to find out or learn with certainty

12.

What word means, "a tendency to act without thinking something through?"

a)

determination

b)

contradict

c)

patient

d)

rashness

13.

What does perplexed mean in this sentence: "My father cast his eyes up above the chimney, and perceived that his gun was missing. For a moment he looked perplexed, then seizing an axe, he went out of the cottage without saying a word

a)

puzzled; confused

b)

doubtful

c)

insulted

d)

angry

14.

Which word means, "thought to be involved in or guilty of something?"

a)

verdict

b)

judiciary

c)

implicated

d)

summoned

15.

Define restore in this context: "Suddenly he appeared as if rage had restored him to vigor; he leveled his piece, fired, and with a loud shriek, down fell the wretch whom he married."

a)

thought to be involved in or guilty

b)

the price you pay for breaking a rule

c)

to die

d)

to bring back; to return something to its usual state