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Lord of the Flies Vocabulary, Chapters 1-3

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A deep or bottomless pit; chasm; void; deep hole

a)

Surge

b)

Festoon

c)

Tirade

d)

Abyss

2.

To bite or nibble at something persistently; chew, munch

a)

Hinder

b)

Gnaw

c)

Heed

d)

Assent

3.

To make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to pain or fear; wince; recoil, shrink

a)

Heed

b)

Rouse

c)

Clamor

d)

Flinch

4.

Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic; mysterious; unreadable

a)

Inscrutable

b)

Furtive

c)

Rapt

d)

Nimble

5.

An accusation in response to one from someone else; retaliation; countercharge

a)

Upheaval

b)

Recrimination

c)

Tirade

d)

Surge

6.

The student became (a)   when his teacher saw him looking at his friend's test.

Baffled

Nimble

Furtive

Rapt

7.

I was told to pay no (a)   to the mess, as I struggled to find a place to sit in the cramped office.

Festoon

Surge

Tirade

Heed

8.

I was completely (a)   by the math problem on the test, and I ended up leaving it blank.

Rapt

Baffled

Specious

Nimble

9.

I watched the dolphin show with (a)   attention because they are such beautiful and graceful creatures.

Rapt

Prominent

Specious

Baffled

10.

The nurses grew concerned when they were unable to (a)   the child after his surgery.

Clamor

Festoon

Surge

Rouse

11.

The following words are ANTONYMS for which word?

sadness

depression

anger

frustration

a)

Exasperation

b)

Ebullience

c)

Recrimination

12.

The following words are ANTONYMS for which word?

help

assist

lend a hand

facilitate

a)

Festoon

b)

Clamor

c)

Hinder

13.

The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?

clumsy

awkward

lumbering

stiff

a)

Nimble

b)

Prominent

c)

Specious

14.

The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?

quiet

stillness

silence

calm

a)

Clamor

b)

Festoon

c)

Upheaval

15.

The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?

inconspicuous

subtle

obscure

unknown

a)

Apprehension

b)

Specious

c)

Prominent

16.

Before we walked into the haunted maze, we were filled with (a)   and dread.

Ebullience

Apprehension

Exasperation

Recrimination

17.

The current pandemic has resulted in (a)   to nearly all aspects of society as we know it.

Surge

Upheaval

Ebullience

Recrimination

18.

When the concert began, the crowd started to (a)   towards the stage to get a better view of the band.

Festoon

Rouse

Surge

Gnaw

19.

The children at the birthday party were filled with such (a)   , they could hardly contain their excitement.

Exasperation

Recrimination

Apprehension

Ebullience

20.

The teacher's (a)   was evident when a student asked him to repeat the instructions for the twelfth time that day.

Exasperation

Ebullience

Recrimination

Apprehension

21.

EXTRA CREDIT: The word "specious" (adj.) means superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading in appearance. Write an ORIGINAL sentence in which you correctly use "specious," including context clues to demonstrate you understand the word.

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