WorksheetsE3 Act 1 The Crucible
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Parris, in fright: How can it be the Devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of ___________ people in the village!
marrauded
licentious
subservient
blanched
This ________________ for minding other people’s business was time honored among the people of Salem, and it undoubtedly created many of the sus-picions which were to feed the coming madness.
predilection
paradox
prodigious
providence
Putnam: It is a __________________- the thing is out now!
predilection
paradox
prodigious
providence
Abigail: I never called him! Tituba, Tituba...
Parris, __________________: She called the Devil?
marrauded
licentious
subservient
blanched
Rebecca: If so he is, then let us go to God for the cause of it. There is _______________________ danger in the seeking of loose spirits. I fear it, I fear it. Let us rather blame ourselves and -
iniquity
vindictive
prodigious
trepidation
Mr. Hale is nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intel-lectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on being called here to _______________________ witchcraft he felt the pride of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been publicly called for.
Ascertain
Licentious
Blanched
Corruptions
Use commas to separate __________________ and word groups in a simple series of three or more items.
Sentences
Words
letters
adjectives
Use a comma to separate two _________________ when the order of the adjectives is interchangeable.
Adjectives
Letters
sentences
words
Use commas to set off _______________________ words, clauses, and phrases.
important
certain
nonessential
improper
Use commas to introduce or interrupt direct _________________.
Sentence
Verbs
quotations
clauses
The most common use of the semicolon is to join the independent clauses without using a _______________________ like and, but, for, nor, or, etc.
Comma
Conjunction
adjective
adverb
use a semicolon in a series of information that already contains _______________.
Information
Nouns
subjects
commas
Use a colon after a _____________________ to signify a list of information.
Capital letter
Noun
Verb
Complete sentence
Rule 2: Use a colon to signify an example, description, or __________________________.
explanation
verb
noun
clause
There are three end marks that are used to complete a sentence. Which of the following is NOT an end mark?
Period (.)
comma (,)
Question mark (?)
exclamation mark (!)
Which of the following can we infer is Rev. Parris’s main concern?
Protecting his sick daughter
Protecting his money and his reputation
Maintaining the trust of Rev. Hale
Adding more people to his congregation
Which of the following is the real reason that Abigail was fired from the Proctors’ service?
She had an affair with John Proctor
Elizabeth wanted to make her a slave to the family
Her parents forbid her to return to their house
She was the laziest person in their service
Which of the following theme labels is most applicable to act one?
Brotherhood
Loyalty
Peace
Secrecy
Which of the following character pairs best serve as foils for each other?
Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam
Abigail Williams and Susanna Walcott
Rev. Parris and Doctor Griggs
Rebecca Nurse and Ann Putnam
Which of the following are left powerless at the end of act one?
The afflicted girls
The people accused of witchcraft
The reverends
The marshalls
