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Number the Stars Vocabulary Ch 1-8

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work is ___.

a)

intricate

b)

sabotage

c)

ration

d)

disdainful

2.

If something is intricate, it has many parts.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

When something is done without confidence, it is done tentatively.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

What does ration mean?

a)

to give away

b)

a fixed amount of something

c)

to have too much

d)

to run out

5.

Which word means mournful and regretful?

a)

insolently

b)

ruefully

c)

wryly

d)

rations

6.
Uncle Henrik glanced over at her and smiled without pausing in the rhythm of the milking... His strong hands continued, deftly pressing like a pulse against the cow.  The steady stream of milk still came
Using context clues, what is the best meaning for the word deftly as it used in the passage. 
a)
intelligently
b)
firmly
c)
sternly
d)
skillfully
7.

the deliberate damaging or destroying or property or equipment, for example, by resistance fighters

a)

tormenting

b)

sabotage

c)

submerged

d)

imprinted

8.

a fixed and limited amount of something, especially food, given to somebody, especially during a time of shortage or war

a)

obstinate

b)

tentatively

c)

rationed

d)

relocate

9.

extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody

a)

disdainfully

b)

sneering

c)

ruefully

d)

dismay

10.

feeling, showing, or causing regret

a)

sabotge

b)

ruefully

c)

belligerently

d)

disdainfully

11.

Which of the following items would NOT describe rueful?

a)

apologizing for upsetting someone

b)

a sad expression

c)

glad to get home after a long trip

d)

losing a championship

12.

Which word does not belong?

a)

remorseful

b)

aplogetic

c)

optimistic

d)

sorry

13.

What word is NOT a synonym for intricate?

a)

complicated

b)

complex

c)

sophisticated

d)

simple

14.

What word means not done with confidence?

a)

ration

b)

intricate

c)

tentative

d)

disdainful

15.

Which word does not belong?

a)

actually

b)

faintly

c)

obviously

d)

apparently

16.

What word means a complex design or pattern?

a)

sabotage

b)

rueful

c)

intricate

d)

imperious

17.

What does disdainful mean?

a)

destroying or damaging something

b)

not done with confidence

c)

feeling strong dislike or disapproval for something or someone

d)

bossy

18.

What word means arrogant, bossy, or behaving like someone who is a supreme ruler?

a)

imperious

b)

apparently

c)

ration

d)

sabotage