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Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Vocabulary Ch.1)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Dad _____ into the room furiously, Nathan stiffened into ice.

a)

bumped

b)

burst

c)

bursted

d)

goes

2.

Mr. Withers is a little _______ but he's basically harmless.

a)

peaceful

b)

terrific

c)

eccentric

d)

temper

3.

He came out of the kitchen and _____ through the sitting room.

a)

stride

b)

strode

c)

stroll

d)

stow

4.

Alan was very angry, he _____ out of the room.

a)

stormed

b)

wined

c)

typhooned

d)

stomed

5.

Leon needs to learn to control his _____, otherwise he will get into trouble.

a)

temple

b)

temper

c)

tempura

d)

temperature

6.

The old diary was yellowed and ______.

a)

tattered

b)

nattered

c)

chronicle

d)

runes

7.

______ written by Roman scholars can give us a good idea of how their political system worked.

a)

Fuss

b)

ancient

c)

Gems

d)

Chronicles

8.

The twelve-mile coastline has ______ scenery.

a)

magnifying

b)

magnificient

c)

magnificent

d)

magnetic

9.

Keith and Tom were ______ about cars and not doing a stroke of work.

a)

tattering

b)

nattering

c)

mattering

d)

mattering

10.

The archaeologists studied the _____ curiously.

a)

parchment

b)

soup

c)

department

d)

avalanche

11.

The book has been _____ into 27 languages.

a)

transferred

b)

transformed

c)

transmitted

d)

translated

12.

He spoke ______, as if he wanted to avoid the subject.

a)

hurtling

b)

growled

c)

abruptly

d)

slamming

13.

Jill _____ forward and pulled him away from the fire.

a)

darted

b)

shrugged

c)

slammed

d)

spread

14.

All of a sudden, a car came ____ round the corner.

a)

turtling

b)

hurtling

c)

hurrying

d)

slamming