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The Book Thief - Vocabulary Quiz 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She had an __________ personality, always ready with a kind word and a smile.

a)

callous

b)

amiable

c)

incense

2.

The nervous young girl felt a certain _____________ about getting on stage in front of everyone.

a)

innocuous

b)

derision

c)

trepidation

3.

The snake was ____________, but the boy still screamed when it slid over his arm.

a)

innocuous

b)

prolific

c)

predominantly

4.

Their search for gold was __________. In the end, they found nothing.

a)

relinquished

b)

futile

c)

amiable

5.

It took us a half hour to ___________ him back into the car.

a)

perplex

b)

berate

c)

coax

6.

The members of the club were ___________ female, with only a few men.

a)

amiable

b)

predominantly

c)

relinquished

7.

The number of sharks close to shore was ____________ for that time of year.

a)

prolific

b)

callous

c)

futile

8.

The judge_________ the lawyers for their lack of preparation.

a)

castigated

b)

coaxed

c)

perplexed

9.

Their teacher __________ them for being late.

a)

coaxed

b)

relinquished

c)

berated

10.

Definition: Having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others; Lack of sympathy for others

a)

Audacity

b)

Callous

c)

Trepidation

11.

Definition: Make someone very angry

a)

Innocuous

b)

Incense

c)

Perplex

12.

Definition: Scornful ridicule or mockery

a)

Derision

b)

Prolific

c)

Berate

13.

Definition: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

a)

Callous

b)

Audacity

c)

Predominantly

14.

Definition: Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

a)

Incense

b)

Coax

c)

Relinquish

15.

Definition: To reach the highest point; reach a climax

a)

Culminate

b)

Contort

c)

Castigate

16.

Definition: Twist or bend out of its normal shape

a)

Berate

b)

Contort

c)

Perplex

17.

Definition: Cause someone to feel completely baffled

a)

Incense

b)

Castigate

c)

Perplex