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Vocabulary 4 - "The House on Mango Street"

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the meaning of the word "linoleum."

Example: "...across the linoleum roses, down the wooden stairs..."

a)

home decor

b)

a type of flooring

c)

fake metal

d)

magic birthday candles

2.

Choose the meaning of the word "strutted."

Example: "It's Rachel who learned to walk the best, all strutted in those magic high heels."

a)

walked confidently, arrogantly

b)

falling down

c)

walked in a perfect, straight line

d)

guacamole

3.

Choose the meaning of the word "canteen."

Example: "The special kids, the ones who wear keys around their necks, get to eat in the canteen."

a)

a restaurant provided for students or staff

b)

taqueria

c)

underground cave

d)

picnic area

4.

Choose the meaning of the word "anemic."

Example: "I'm no Spartan and hold up an anemic wrist to prove it."

a)

brown colored

b)

chubby; larger than average

c)

lacking power; weak

d)

Cheez-It

5.

Choose the meaning of the word "plungers."

Example: "My feet swell big and heavy like plungers..."

a)

Rubber suction cups on sticks

b)

A traditional Mexican sandwich

c)

A surgical instrument

d)

Popsicle party

6.

Choose the meaning of the word "ignition."

Example: "Ready and waiting like a new Buick with keys in the ignition."

a)

the mechanism for starting a car's engine

b)

another word for console

c)

a secret compartment

d)

licorice

7.

Choose the meaning of the word "naphtha."

Example: "She is the color of a bar of naphtha..."

a)

a kind of laundry soap

b)

a kind of candy bar

c)

a metal bar used for opening doors

d)

falcons

8.

Choose the meaning of the word "hydrant."

Example: I came home...all wet because Tito had pushed me into the open water hydrant."

a)

a splash pad

b)

an fixture in a public space attached to a water line

c)

a pool of community water

d)

wheelbarrow

9.

Choose the meaning of the word "abuelito."

Example: "Your abuelito is dead, Papa says early one morning in my room."

a)

Small, irritating dog

b)

Grandfather

c)

Babysitter

d)

Egg

10.

Choose the meaning of the word "capsules."

Example: "Like sticky capsules filled with jelly."

a)

a small case or container, usually cylindrical

b)

jelly beans

c)

an heirloom bean

d)

a Mexican dessert