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Call of the Wild Vocabulary 1-3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Demesne means:

a)

Betrayal

b)

Loss or misfortune

c)

Control or rule of a territory

d)

Intense anger

2.

Calamity means:

a)

Gain good will

b)

Diffusing warmth and goodwill

c)

Intense anger

d)

Great loss or misfortune

3.

Primordial means:

a)

Existing from the beginning

b)

Very thin from disease cold or hunger

c)

To work hard

d)

Twisted or contorted motion

4.

Toil means:

a)

Labor

b)

Associate

c)

Boast

d)

Lecture

5.

Which is an example of appeasement?

a)

A dentist extracting a tooth from a nervous patient

b)

A parent offering a treat to an unhappy child

c)

Coach talking over a winning strategy

d)

A judge handing down a swift sentence to a convicted person

6.

Writhe means:

a)

Dwindle

b)

Rule

c)

Ponder

d)

Wriggle

7.

Gaunt means:

a)

Very thin from disease or cold or hunger

b)

Of the greatest importance

c)

Lacking taste or flavor

d)

Angry

8.

Mutiny means:

a)

Eject

b)

Rebel

c)

Douse

d)

Cringe

9.

Which of the following is Malingering?

a)

A child who pretends to be sick

b)

A teenager that is hanging out in public

c)

An audience that is awaiting the arrival of a speaker

d)

A person that refuses medical treatment

10.

Which of the following is an example of virulence?

a)

A threatening thunderstorm

b)

A field of tall grass

c)

An infected snake bite

d)

Unusual climate change

11.

Gait means:

a)

A horses manner of moving

b)

A requirement of custom

c)

A temporary stay

d)

The occurrence of a small flash or spark

12.

But when Fisher scrutinized the tax return, he found something more shocking.


In this sentence, Scrutinized means

a)

Copied

b)

Filed

c)

Analyzed

d)

Publicized

13.

Conciliate means:

a)

Masquerade

b)

Tabulate

c)

Investigate

d)

Appease

14.

Where is mutiny most likely to take place?

a)

In a school

b)

In a theater

c)

On a ship

d)

On a calm beach

15.

If you are friendly and outgoing you are:

a)

Genial

b)

Gaunt

c)

Dubious

d)

Wrath