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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON VOCABULARY 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Algernon? 
a)
the scientis
b)
a mouse
c)
Charlie's boss
d)
Charlie's friend at work
2.
Who is Miss Kinnian? 
a)
Charlie's neighbor
b)
Charlie's landlady
c)
a scientist
d)
Charlie's teacher
3.
Algernon beats Charlie at ______. 
a)
crossword puzzles
b)
mazes
c)
jigsaw puzzles
d)
volleyball
4.

What does tangible mean in this sentence?

A tangible feeling of joy shown on the students' faces during the Graduation ceremony.

a)

sweaty

b)

able to seen; clear and definite; real

c)

nervousness

d)

long in duration; endless

5.

In the following sentence, tell what refute means.

In the article the author attempted to refute the idea that Middle School students should get part-time jobs.

a)

agree with

b)

own

c)

make a play about

d)

disprove; prove to be wrong or false

6.

Black clouds obscure flashes of orange light against the night sky in the city. Obscure means...

a)

highlight

b)

keep from being seen; hidden

c)

decorate

d)

make a theory

7.

The sudden deterioration of the weather has forced the wedding planner to move the ceremony indoors. What does deterioration mean?

a)

process of becoming progressively worse

b)

lack of sunshine

c)

condition of being bright

d)

increase in amount or extent

8.

Which of the following is a synonym for regression?

a)

building

b)

backsliding

c)

encouraging

d)

jumping

e)

moving forward

9.

prove wrong using evidence

a)

refute

b)

misled

c)

obscure

10.

Always

a)

invariably

b)

verified

c)

regression

11.

fooled, led to believe something wrong

a)

tangible

b)

obscure

c)

misled

12.

looking inward

a)

introspective

b)

misled

c)

verified

13.

Which of the following are tangible. Mark all that apply.

a)

mice

b)

hopefullness

c)

dictionary

d)

spaghetti

14.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The protagonist is the main character.

b)

The protagonist is always the good guy.

c)

The protagonist can only be one character.

d)

The protagonist is always the bad guy.

15.

A person who takes advantage

a)

ethical

b)

opportunist

c)

subconscious

d)

specialize

16.
proved to be true
a)
Interminable
b)
Reveling
c)
Verified
d)
Convoluted
17.

worsen, decline

a)

misled

b)

deterioration

c)

refute

18.

The story, Flowers for Algernon, is written in _________________, where the narrator is a character and uses "I" and "we."

a)

first-person

b)

third-person

c)

Chinese

19.
Which of the following terms tries to go against the main character or cause them harm?
a)
evil guy
b)
protagonist
c)
antagonist
d)
minor character
20.
What does Charlie see the first time he takes the Rorschach test?  
a)
Hogwarts. 
b)
bulldogs
c)
darkness
d)
spilled ink