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Of Mice and Men Chapter 5-6 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that means: Spotted, speckled, or blotchy

a)

morose

b)

monotonous

c)

complacent

d)

mottled

2.

Choose the word that means: Confused

a)

bewildered

b)

jar

c)

snivel

d)

frantic

3.

Choose the word that means: To make fun of; mock; ridicule

a)

jeer

b)

jar

c)

earnest

d)

lumber

4.

Choose the word that means: Aggressive, confrontational

a)

jeer

b)

belligerent

c)

mottled

d)

sullen

5.

Tim was _______________ when he found out he failed his history final because he thought he earned an A on it.

a)

bewildered

b)

jar

c)

snivel

d)

frantic

6.

Choose the word that means: Responsible; compliant; obedient

a)

earnest

b)

entranced

c)

dutiful

d)

indignation

7.

The normally subdued dog became very _______________ when an intruder came into the house.

a)

jeer

b)

belligerent

c)

mottled

d)

sullen

8.

When the students told me that I was their favorite teacher, I knew they could not have been _______________; they must have been joking.

a)

monotonous

b)

belligerent

c)

earnest

d)

contorted

9.

Choose the word that means: Wildly excited; delirious

a)

snivel

b)

frantic

c)

jar

d)

morose

10.

Choose the word that means: Sincere; serious

a)

monotonous

b)

belligerent

c)

earnest

d)

contorted

11.

After eating more than the recommended dose of cough drops, A-A-ron, ran to the bathroom with a _______________ look on his face.

a)

snivel

b)

frantic

c)

jar

d)

morose

12.

Jill did not put sunblock on evenly and wound up with ____________ red and white skin with blotchy patches.

a)

morose

b)

monotonous

c)

complacent

d)

mottled

13.

I hate when I see a bully ridicule and _______________ at students who are weaker than he is. It reminds me of how my brother used to make fun of me when I was a kid.

a)

jeer

b)

jar

c)

earnest

d)

lumber

14.

Choose the word that means: To jerk or pull suddenly

a)

belligerent

b)

yammering

c)

dutiful

d)

jar

15.

The _______________ and responsible young man joined the military after high school because he wanted to give back to the country he loved.

a)

earnest

b)

entranced

c)

dutiful

d)

indignation

16.

Choose the word that means: Dull, boring; lacking variety

a)

morose

b)

mollify

c)

monotonous

d)

mottled

17.

Choose the word that means: To cry or whine softly

a)

dutiful

b)

snivel

c)

precede

d)

profound

18.

In college, I had a boring professor with such a _______________ voice that he would always put me to sleep.

a)

morose

b)

mollify

c)

monotonous

d)

mottled

19.

When Stephanie yelled at her little sister, she just wanted to make sure she never touched the hot stove again. She didn’t mean to make her sister _______________ and cry.

a)

dutiful

b)

snivel

c)

precede

d)

profound

20.

I have students who sometimes _______________ the classroom door open and pretend they are excited to be in English class.

a)

belligerent

b)

yammering

c)

dutiful

d)

jar