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Vocab 7 - The Hobbit (Week 1)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word "dignity'?

Example: He bowed with great dignity.

a)

a sense of pride in oneself, self-respect

b)

a sense of dishonor or disrespect

c)

a very low bow or curtsy

d)

heavyweight curtains

2.

What is the meaning of the word "absurd"?

Example: This quest is so dangerous and absurd.

a)

Wildly illogical and unreasonable

b)

Perfectly treacherous

c)

Steeply uphill

d)

Tiny baby marmots

3.

What is the meaning of the word "prosperous"?

Example: She is a prosperous businesswoman.

a)

hailing from Prosper (a city in Montana)

b)

impoverished or destitute

c)

Successful, wealthy

d)

a monkey hanging from a fast-moving ceiling fan

4.

What is the meaning of the word "intricate"?

Example: The carvings in the table were very intricate.

a)

detailed and/or complicated

b)

deep, narrow, and fragile

c)

great balls of bacon

d)

of or pertaining to trees

5.

What is the meaning of the word "prudent"?

Example: It would not be prudent to give your mom a dead rat.

a)

showing thought for the future

b)

kind, respectful

c)

easy, basic

d)

ya basic

6.

What is the meaning of the word "estimable"?

Example: She is an estimable opponent.

a)

powered by water

b)

worthy of great respect

c)

dishonorable or insignificant

d)

mythological

7.

What is the meaning of the word "parchment"?

Example: He unrolled the parchment carefully.

a)

stiff, flat, material made from animal skin

b)

a service for electronic academic transcripts

c)

a medieval jelly cake

d)

dreadlocks

8.

What is the meaning of the word "obstinate"?

Example: He will not go; he is so obstinate.

a)

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind

b)

slow or out-of-shape

c)

spontaneous and joyful

d)

stuffed with cotton

9.

What is the meaning of the word "audacious"?

Example: He will join us because he is an audacious adventurer.

a)

Willing to take bold risks

b)

Careless or reckless

c)

well-prepared

d)

barbecue master

10.

What is the meaning of the word "repose"?

Example: Where the light lends itself to soft repose.

a)

a state of rest or tranquility

b)

inhabited by another spirit

c)

happy wakefulness

d)

Dippin' Dots