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The Cay Vocabulary Ch 7-12

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a synonym for crow?

a)

gloat

b)

boast

c)

show off

d)

humble

2.

The definition of malaria is__________.

a)

a good luck charm

b)

a diamond-shaped fish

c)

a disease that causes chills, and fever

d)

a small, low island

3.

Timothy murmered, " dat be true..."

What does the word murmered mean?

a)

to yell at someone

b)

to speak in a low tone

c)

to be persistent

d)

to speak in a loud voice

4.

What is a cay composed (made) of?

a)

a volcano

b)

coral or sand

c)

tsunami

d)

earthquake

5.

Complete the following analogy.

Murmur is to speak softly as impatient is to______.

a)

patient

b)

restless

c)

calm

d)

crazy

6.

Which word(s) does not belong?

Worry, annoy, fuss, hassle, connive, discontent

a)

connive

b)

worry, annoy

c)

hassle, discontent

d)

fuss

7.

Which of the following is not a meaning for connive?

a)

to conspire

b)

to cooperate secretly

c)

to scheme or plot

d)

to hope

8.

Which definition describes how skate is used in the novel?

a)

an ice skate or roller skate

b)

the act or period of skating or skateboarding

c)

to glide or move along

d)

a diamond shaped fish related to the sting ray

9.

Which is not a definition for catchment?

a)

a basin

b)

a glove

c)

something to catch water

d)

a reservoir

10.

When you tether a raft it means you____________ it.

a)

tighten

b)

loosen

c)

fasten

d)

dry

11.

When someone acts stubbornly, he/she is being_____.

a)

angry

b)

persistent

c)

proud

d)

showing off

12.

Which is the meaning of thrashing?

a)

flogging

b)

whipping

c)

still

d)

both A & B