WorksheetsThe Giver, vocabulary practice chapters 1-10
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 48mins
When the snow started falling in big, fat, thick flakes, alerting the students to an
early dismissal, the excitement was almost __________________________________.
insightful
petulant
palpable
jaunty
Because Zane hadn’t studied well for the test, he was feeling quite _______________________ about biology that day.
apprehensive
exuberent
prestigious
petulant
Zandra’s sweet, friendly, and upbeat _____________________________________________
made it easy for her peers to vote her as “Everybody’s Best Friend” .
insight
disposition
piecemeal
indolence
My mother’s ____________________________ helps her to always know when I’m telling the truth and what I’m doing even when I’m not with her.
relish
prohobitition
insight
prestige
Zoey has a real _________________________________ in the arts; she can sing like an angel
and paint like Michaeangelo.
insight
insolence
petualance
aptitude
Your little sister’s __________________________________ , “NO!” as she stamped her foot at
her mom’s request to clean her room got her in more trouble than I’ve EVER seen
before.
prestigious
petulant
insolence
palpable
“Because no one seems to understand the concepts we’ve discussed this week,
the class will get a ___________________________________ on the test. We’ll have it on
Tuesday of next week,” said the teacher.
reprieve
apprehension
prohibition
piecemeal
The team screamed __________________________________________ as their star
quarterback, the one who was not only obviously NFL-bound but was also the
senior with more integrity than anyone had ever witnessed, was awarded the
Heisman Trophy.
exuberantly
petulantly
insolently
piecemeal
With big, fat tears rolling down his cheek, the _____________________________ the little boy said to his mom, “I’m really
very, very sorry that I put a piece of bologna in the CD player, but I wanted to see if it
would play the Oscar Meyer song.”
reeling
apprehensive
petulant
rueful
You _______________ words through pen and paper as
expertly as a Samurai handles a super sharp sword.
wield
benign
desiginate
steel
Patchwork quilts are sewn ________________________, and “quilting bees”
had every woman in the community bring together pieces of fabric to contribute and
sew.
piecemeal
benign
reelingly
jaunitly
Although your comments about her chosen outfit was intended to be__________________, she took it as mean-spirited criticism of her ability to choose beautiful fashion.
insightfully
benign
rueful
aptitude
This community does not put up with ______________;
everyone must contribute equally to the work that needs to get done every day.
relish
disposition
aptitude
indolence
Because you have the _______________________ of honesty,
trustworthiness, responsibility, ingenuity, and leadership, you really should run for class president because we need someone with those qualities leading our class.
reeling
steel
attibutes
aptitude
At the end, the band sprang back to life, playing a ___________________ and joyous version of the age-old tune as they strolled off the stage.
prestigious
jaunty
piecemeal
designated
The body builder chose the most _____________________________________ training
regime possible in order to prepare for the upcoming competition.
palapable
reprieving
benign
rigorous
The money in savings has been ______________________________________ as a future
college fund for the new parent’s son.
piecemealed
designated
prohibited
attributed
The dieter who hadn’t tasted anything chocolate or sweet in months __________________ every delicious bite of the birthday cupcake.
insighted
attributed
steeled
relished
It was the staunch ___________________________ of questioning
ANYTHING that made Noah seriously skeptical about the community’s claim of being perfect.
prohibition
piecemeal
requisition
disposition
“Look over the list of available survival supplies carefully, “ warned the guide, “because you are only allowed to ____________________ four of them from the supply hut before you are taken to the deserted island for the next forty
days.”
steel
requisition
piecemeal
insight
“You should _______________________ yourself for what you’re about to see; it’s the most gruesome crime scene I’ve ever witnessed,” said the CSI investigator.
steel
wield
relish
designate
Your wood work is so ______________! No wonder people
will pay extra for your very detailed, accurate pieces!
rigorous
precise
petulant
indolent
When you spend the past month splurging on greasy fast foods and sugary,
-calorie-packed desserts, your bathroom scale isn’t going to be the only thing_______________________ from the impact.
prohibiting
prestige
reeling
steeling
Even if you don’t like or agree with the President of the United States, his job has a certain ______________ that most of us don’t know.
wield
aptitude
indolence
prestige
