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The Journey to Save Curious George Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


Constant and relentless were the car horns, honking to speed up the crawling procession of the largest motorized evacuation in history.


What does the word relentless mean in this sentence?

a)

distracting

b)

piercing

c)

nonstop

d)

infrequent

2.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


Constant and relentless were the car horns, honking to speed up the crawling procession of the largest motorized evacuation in history.


Which other word in the sentence helps you understand relentless?

a)

constant

b)

honking

c)

crawling

d)

evacuation

3.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


The train station in Orléans was bedlam!


What does the word bedlam mean in this sentence?

a)

crowded

b)

chaotic

c)

empty

d)

dirty

4.

What word with a more neutral connotation has a similar meaning to the word bedlam?

a)

anger

b)

quiet

c)

illness

d)

confusion

5.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


But it was difficult to leave Europe now because of wartime regulations.


What does the word regulations mean in this sentence?

a)

shortages

b)

rules

c)

responsibilities

d)

injuries

6.

Which word has the same root as the word regulations?

a)

regret

b)

segregate

c)

regurgitate

d)

regularity

7.

Which word has the same root as the word tempo?

a)

important

b)

poet

c)

temporary

d)

transmission

8.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


For many years, I was intrigued by the story of Margaret and H.A. Rey's flight from Paris on bicycles in June 1940.


Which other word means the same as intrigued?

a)

researched

b)

information

c)

interested

d)

surprised

9.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


With the war coming, Margret put her heart into her work.


What does the idiom put her heart mean in this sentence?

a)

Margaret had a heart attack.

b)

Margaret put all her emotions into her work.

c)

Margaret was sad about her work.

10.

Read this sentence from The Journey That Saved Curious George.


Brazil was a neutral country in the brewing conflict with Europe.


What phrase would give a context clue about the word neutral?

a)

refusing to join either side of the war.

b)

supporting Germany.

c)

,or ally,

d)

supporting France.

11.

What is an antonym for harrowing?

a)

terrifying

b)

pleasing

c)

distressing

12.

Which picture shows correspondence?

a)
b)
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