WorksheetsMonkey's Paw Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Peril
express sympathy or sorrow
something that is dangerous
facial expression of pain or disgust
dull or ordinary
Foreshadowing
a moral or lesson found in different cultures and time periods
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
a reference to a well-known text, person, or event
clues the authors gives to hint at what will happen later in the text
Condole
express sympathy or sorrow
something that is dangerous
clues that the author uses to hint at what will happen later in the text
a power that is thought to determine the course of events
Grimace
acceptance of something that is inescapable
facial expression of pain or disgust
the feeling the reader gets while reading or listening to the text
a religious man or woman that took a vow of worship
fate
a power that is thought to determine the course of events
a moral or lesson found in the literature of different cultures and time periods
a tendency to believe too easily
dull or ordinary
Universal Theme
the feeling the reader gets while reading or listening to the text
religious man or woman who took a vow of worship
an object with magical powers, thought to bring good luck
a moral or lesson found in the literature of different cultures and time periods
Credulity
something that is received as payment
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
a tendency to believe too easily
dull or ordinary
Prosaic
a power that is thought to determine the course of events
an object with magical powers, thought to bring good luck
acceptance of something that is inescapable
dull or ordinary
Imagery
the feeling the reader gets while reading or listening to a text
clues the author gives that hint of what will come later in the story
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
a moral or lesson found in the literature of different cultures and time periods
Compensation
something that is received as payment
dull or ordinary
an object with magical powers, thought to bring good luck
religious man or woman who took a vow of worship
Resignation
something that is dangerous
acceptance of something that is inescapable
express sympathy or sorrow
facial expression of pain or disgust
Allusion
a reference to a well-known text, person, or event
the way a reader feels while reading or listening to a text
the moral or lesson found in the literature of different cultures or time periods
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
Mood
clues the author gives that hint at what will happen later in the story
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
religious man or woman who took a vow of worship
the way the reader feels when reading or listening to a text
Fakir
an object with magical powers, thought to bring good luck
dull or ordinary
a tendency to believe something too easily
religious man or woman who took a vow of worship
Talisman
a power that is thought to determine the course of events
acceptance of something that is inescapable
an object with magical powers, thought to bring good luck
religious man or woman who took a vow of worship
