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WorksheetsLord of the Flies Vocabulary, Chapters 1-3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
A deep or bottomless pit; chasm; void; deep hole
Surge
Festoon
Tirade
Abyss
To bite or nibble at something persistently; chew, munch
Hinder
Gnaw
Heed
Assent
To make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to pain or fear; wince; recoil, shrink
Heed
Rouse
Clamor
Flinch
Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic; mysterious; unreadable
Inscrutable
Furtive
Rapt
Nimble
An accusation in response to one from someone else; retaliation; countercharge
Upheaval
Recrimination
Tirade
Surge
The student became (a) when his teacher saw him looking at his friend's test.
Baffled
Nimble
Furtive
Rapt
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
I was completely (a) by the math problem on the test, and I ended up leaving it blank.
Rapt
Baffled
Specious
Nimble
I watched the dolphin show with (a) attention because they are such beautiful and graceful creatures.
Rapt
Prominent
Specious
Baffled
The nurses grew concerned when they were unable to (a) the child after his surgery.
Clamor
Festoon
Surge
Rouse
The following words are ANTONYMS for which word?
sadness
depression
anger
frustration
Exasperation
Ebullience
Recrimination
The following words are ANTONYMS for which word?
help
assist
lend a hand
facilitate
Festoon
Clamor
Hinder
The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?
clumsy
awkward
lumbering
stiff
Nimble
Prominent
Specious
The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?
quiet
stillness
silence
calm
Clamor
Festoon
Upheaval
The following words are ANTONYMS for what word?
inconspicuous
subtle
obscure
unknown
Apprehension
Specious
Prominent
Before we walked into the haunted maze, we were filled with (a) and dread.
Ebullience
Apprehension
Exasperation
Recrimination
The current pandemic has resulted in (a) to nearly all aspects of society as we know it.
Surge
Upheaval
Ebullience
Recrimination
When the concert began, the crowd started to (a) towards the stage to get a better view of the band.
Festoon
Rouse
Surge
Gnaw
The children at the birthday party were filled with such (a) , they could hardly contain their excitement.
Exasperation
Recrimination
Apprehension
Ebullience
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
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.
