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"Lord of the Flies" Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inside the floating cloak, he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap.

a)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

b)

morning prayer; the service of public prayer

c)

loose outer garment, as a cape or coat

d)

sly; shifty

2.

Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line and stood there swaying in the sun.

a)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

b)

willing to obey or comply with; or submission to authority

c)

raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

d)

shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

3.

They heaved the fallen boy to the platform and let him lie.

a)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

b)

a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

c)

snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

d)

raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

4.

They heaved the fallen boy to the platform and let him lie.

a)

a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, a stage for use by public speakers and performers

b)

the act of avoiding o keeping away from

c)

raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

d)

shy; lacking in self-assurance or courage

5.

"He's always throwing a faint," said Merridew. "He did in Gib.; and Addis: and at matins over the precentor."

a)

a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

b)

morning prayer; the service of public prayer

c)

a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, a stage for use by public speakers or performers

d)

snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

6.

"He's always throwing a faint," said Merridew. "He did in Gib.: and Addis; and matins over the precentor."

a)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

b)

the morning prayer; the service of public prayer

c)

a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

d)

raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

7.

The last piece of shop brought sniggers from the choir, who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks and examined Ralph with interest.

a)

sly; shifty

b)

shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

c)

snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

d)

loose, outer garment, as a cape or coat

8.

Secure on the other side of Ralph, Piggy spoke timidly.

a)

sly; shifty

b)

shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

c)

snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

d)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

9.

There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.

a)

shy; lacking in self-assurance

b)

a person who leads in a church choir or congregation in singing

c)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

d)

sly; shifty

10.

There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.

a)

sly; shifty

b)

shy; lacking in self-assurance or courage

c)

snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

d)

the act of avoiding or keeping away from

11.

Bill, Robert, Harold, Henry; the choir boy who had fainted sat up against a palm trunk, smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.

a)

quick and active; lively

b)

displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness

c)

pale, faint, lacking in interest

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

12.

"Shut up," said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things."

a)

color

b)

the spiral shell often used as a horn

c)

displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

13.

"I ought to be chief." said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp."

a)

the spiral shell often used as a horn

b)

a loud uproar as from a crowd of people; outcry

c)

offensive display of superiority or self-importance overbearing pride

d)

a singer in a choir; a choir leader

14.

"I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp."

a)

a singer in a choir; a choir leader

b)

a loud uproar as from a crowd of people; outcry

c)

offensive display of superiority or self-importance overbearing pride

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

15.

Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself.

a)

quick and active; lively

b)

pale, faint, lacking in interest

c)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

d)

a loud uproar as from a crowd of people; outcry

16.

But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.

a)

quick and active; lively

b)

color

c)

pale, faint, lacking in interest

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

17.

Every hand outside the choir except Piggy's was raised immediately. Then Piggy, too, raised his hand grudgingly into the air.

a)

quick and active; lively

b)

displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness

c)

offensive display of superiority or self-importance overbearing pride

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

18.

The circle of boys broke into applause. Even the choir applauded; and the freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification.

a)

a feeling of humiliation or shame as though some injury to one's pride or self-respect

b)

offensive display of superiority or self-importance overbearing pride

c)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

d)

the spiral shell often used as a horn

19.

The suffusion drained away from Jack's face.

a)

the spiral shell often used as a horn

b)

a singer in a choir; a choir leader

c)

color

d)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

20.

The three boys walked briskly on the sand.

a)

not clear or plain; not clear to understanding; uncertain

b)

displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness

c)

quick and active; lively

d)

color