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The Monkey's Paw VOCAB

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A state of danger involving risk

a)

peril

b)

solemnly

c)

sinister

d)

subdued

2.

a contorted facial expression

a)

talisman

b)

sinister

c)

grimace

d)

inaudible

3.

something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

a)

compensation

b)

solemnly

c)

peril

d)

inaudible

4.

True or False: a tendency to believe too easily; gullibility → credulity

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Select the best answer for the definition or word of the vocabulary word: a power that is supposed to determine the course of events

a)

virtue

b)

fate

c)

virulent

d)

fathom

6.

Surrounded by police officers on all sides, the bank robber lowered his gun as a sign of ______.

a)

resignation

b)

insistent

c)

congregation

d)

taunts

7.

Select the best answer for the definition or word of the vocabulary word: a facial expression of pain or disgust

a)

wide open mouth

b)

smile

c)

frown

d)

grimace

8.

True or False: danger → peril

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Someday you will have a job and will be ________________ for your time

a)

paycheck

b)

rewarded

c)

compensated

d)

constrained

10.

She ______________ at the thought of the vocabulary test today.

a)

shivered

b)

grimaced

c)

grieved

d)

protested

11.

a tendency to believe too readily

a)

prosaic

b)

resignation

c)

credulity

d)

compensation

12.

a power that is thought to determine the course of events

a)

condole

b)

fate

c)

peril

d)

resignation

13.

the acceptance of something that is inescapable

a)

compensation

b)

fate

c)

resignation

d)

avarice

14.

something such as money that is received as payment

a)

resignation

b)

prosaic

c)

fate

d)

compensation

15.

something that is dangerous

a)

fate

b)

peril

c)

credulity

d)

theme

16.
Acceptance of something undesirable
a)
Resignation
b)
mornonic
c)
Vague
d)
Wielding
17.
Mr. and Mrs. White accepted the loss of Herbert with ____________ and sorrow.  
a)
resignation
b)
grimace
c)
credulity
d)
compensation
18.

What is the part of speech for compensation?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

limits

d)

pronoun

19.

What part of speech is the word grimace?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

article

20.

What part of speech is the word peril?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

adverb