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Paul Revere's Ride & The Myth of Paul Revere's Ride vocab

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am _________ with horror that at this late stage in the day, we are still having to have this argument.

a)

Fate

b)

Aghast

c)

Defiance

2.

Running away was an act of _________ against his parents.

a)

Stealthy

b)

Linger

c)

Defiance

3.

New books are displayed in a _________position on tables at the front of the shop.

a)

Prominent

b)

Stealthy

c)

Linger

4.

I would creep in and with __________ footsteps explore the second-floor.

a)

Prominent

b)

Stealthy

c)

Linger

5.

It's very pleasant to __________ in a pavement cafe here and just watch the world go by.

a)

Defiance

b)

linger

c)

stealthy

6.

We _________ for a while in the bus station to catch the bus.

a)

Sentinel

b)

Prominent

c)

lingered

7.

A person couldn't avoid _________, but they could control the way they responded to it.

a)

Fate

b)

Aghast

c)

Sentinel

8.

Which word is similar to aghast?

a)

Remain

b)

Shocked or Horrified

c)

Destiny

9.

Which word is similar to fate?

a)

Guard

b)

Disobedience

c)

Destiny

10.

Which word is similar to defiance?

a)

Disobedience

b)

Furtive

c)

Noticeable

11.

Which word is equal to prominent?

a)

Noticeable

b)

Furtive or Sneaky

c)

Remain

12.

Which word is similar to sentinel?

a)

Guard

b)

Remain

c)

Destiny

13.

It seems to look out over the court like a _________, a soldier guarding a domain.

a)

fate

b)

linger

c)

sentinel

14.

Which word is similar to linger?

a)

Remain

b)

Noticeable

c)

Furtive

15.

(5) The tanker is __________ badly and liable to sink at any moment.

a)

tactless

b)

erratic

c)

listing

16.

His _______words had incurred his father's deep displeasure.

a)

frivolous

b)

tactless

c)

Fray

17.

She can be very _________, one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.

a)

erratic

b)

frivolous

c)

rasped

18.

7. She thought that reading romantic novels was a ________ way of spending her time.

a)

frivolous

b)

erratic

c)

listing

19.

After an hour of waiting, tempers began to _____________.

a)

erratic

b)

fray

c)

rasped

20.

The wind ___________ his face.

a)

rasped

b)

listing

c)

tactless

21.

Which word is similar to lean?

a)

listing

b)

tactless

c)

erratic

22.

which word is similar to clumsy?

a)

listing

b)

fray

c)

tactless

23.

which word is similar to unpredictable?

a)

tactless

b)

erratic

c)

fray

24.

which word is similar to Pointless?

a)

frivolous

b)

rasped

c)

erratic

25.

Which word is similar to wear away?

a)

listing

b)

fray

c)

rasped

26.

which word is similar to screech ?

a)

tactless

b)

rasped

c)

frivolous