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WorksheetsChapter 10 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
__________: a wide path next to the sea which people walk along for pleasure
Shack
Promenade
Creek
Lull
__________: a usually poor and dirty child who annoys people or causes minor trouble
Urchin
Monsoon
Banner
Limpet
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Coolie".
__________: the owner of a business, or a holder of property
Watchman
Customer
Heron
Proprietor
__________: making you feel unhappy and without hope
Hub-deep
Stock-still
Dismal
Paralyzed
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Merry-go-round".
__________: a large wild bird that eats dead animals
Kingfisher
Vulture
Heron
Gull
__________: extremely dangerous because you cannot see the dangers
Limping
Thick-headed
Treacherous
Pinched
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Smoulder".
__________: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty
Turmoil
Rumble
Rivulet
Provision
__________: a place where medicines are prepared and given out
Emergency room
Dispensary
Lentil
Colony
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Knead".
__________: proud and behaving as if other people are not as good as you are
Haughty
Hollow-cheeked
Grimy
Shrill
__________: wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age
Drenched
Shivering
Shrivelled
Damp
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Turban".
__________: to gradually become slower, weaker, or less active, or to make something do this
Wheeze
Slacken
Clamor
Beckon
__________: great skill at doing something
Helm
Marsh
Prowess
Jingle
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Hookah".
__________: making you feel that something bad is going to happen
Bright
Feverish
Ominous
Red-eyed
Choose the picture that best describes the word "Tumbler".
" ... I will take the children home to the village so we can starve in the fields and let the _____ pick our bones ..."
Fishermen
Lorry drivers
Vultures
Watchmen
He kept thinking about them as he went back to _____ dough, scrubbing pans, rolling chapatis and serving lentils or tea.
Chewing
Leveling
Pouring
Kneading
This was a great day for him, the day when the _____ of his own superior boat had been proved for all to see.
Prowess
Ferry
Monsoon
Marsh
She had not been home long when she heard a/an _____ rumble of thunder.
Paralyzed
Slushy
Ominous
Stock-still
He had a transistor radio with him which he out on the table beside his tea _____ and listened to while he ate and drank.
Turban
Tumbler
Hut
Sprinkles
