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Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word maligned?

a)

praised

b)

lingered

c)

flattered

d)

slandered

2.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word perils?

a)

security

b)

eventful

c)

hazard

d)

evidence

3.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word provoke?

a)

proficient

b)

exotic

c)

bore

d)

arouse

4.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word rubicund?

a)

pallid

b)

rosy

c)

transparent

d)

strong

5.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word visage?

a)

style

b)

countenance

c)

embark

d)

serene

6.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word fakir?

a)

mystic

b)

authoritative

c)

fiend

d)

enigma

7.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word doggedly?

a)

cowardly

b)

persistent

c)

undaunted

d)

crucial

8.

Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word antimacassar?

a)

elegant

b)

stately

c)

lattice

d)

clothing

9.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "Even though the king had all the riches in his kingdom, this __________________ leader wanted more."

a)

maligned

b)

undaunted

c)

deceptive

d)

avaricious

10.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "To block out _______________ sounds, Jack uses earplugs when flying."

a)

unclear

b)

audible

c)

reverberating

d)

peril

11.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "He left the house, slamming the door so hard the hallway _________________ with the sound."

a)

audible

b)

deployed

c)

lingered

d)

reverberated

12.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "A lizard thus _____________ does not seem to be much affected, and the lost part is slowly reproduced."

a)

mutilated

b)

entacted

c)

peril

d)

undaunted

13.

What is the best example of alliteration?

a)

"My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning."

b)

"Lightning danced across the sky."

c)

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

d)

"Hear the mellow wedding bells"

14.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "I don't use history to predict the future, like some ______________ that lets me pick winning lottery numbers for luck."

a)

talisman

b)

fakir

c)

peril

d)

fate

15.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "A person couldn't avoid __________, but they could control the way they responded to it."

a)

talisman

b)

foreboding

c)

fate

d)

future

16.

Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "She ____________ when he peeled back the final layer of bandages to reveal the gouge and broken bones beneath."

a)

maligned

b)

pondered

c)

grimaced

d)

hovered