"From now on," he said, "you'll all work an hour more a day. Every day." He put bars on the little window and Karim had to give him back the keys. "You and I will talk about this later," he said menacingly.

Karim was terrified.

What does the word menacingly mean?

The teenager got into trouble because of his ____________ against his parents' rules. He stayed out past curfew and refused to do his chores.

Which word would best go in the blank?

"Let's go to the haunted house on Saturday," exclaimed Julie.

Not wanting them to know that I am timorous and not as brave as they are, I lied, "I am grounded and can't go anywhere this weekend."

What words help the reader understand what timorous means?

Which word is an antonym of the word defied?

Which of these is something that might have a stench?

Which of these is not a synonym for the word avidly?

Where do the children in the story work?

Which of these statements does not describe Karim?

What is the money used in Pakistan?

What might a person feel after running a marathon?

Which vocabulary word is not a person?

Jack was very ____________________ of Jose because he got the iPhone 12 and Jack had no phone at all.

Which word would best complete this sentence?

Mark got sent to the office because he talked ______________ and disrupted class.

Which word best completes this sentence?

We bore Hussain's harsh treatment, as usual. Every evening we watched the master take a rag and erase one of the marks on our personal slate and saw the marks remain the same, as usual.

What does the word slate mean in this excerpt?

Which word is the synonym of luxury?

Iqbal makes his carpets with great ____________. He can create difficult patterns.

What word best completes the sentence?

True/False: The children are able to return to their families anytime they want.

True/False: Iqbal has had more than one master.

True/False: Maria cannot hear or understand what others are saying.