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The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dangerous or serious risk

a)

Provoke

b)

Peril

c)

Hospitable

d)

Fate

2.

Spoken about as if evil or harmful, often untruthfully

a)

Peril

b)

Fate

c)

Maligned

d)

Provoke

3.

Causing discomfort or distress

a)

Oppressive

b)

Peril

c)

Assent

d)

Dubious

4.

To stir up or to stimulate or to incite

a)

Peril

b)

Hospitable

c)

Grimace

d)

Provoke

5.

Destiny; the universal force that determines what happens in a person’s life

a)

Peril

b)

Fate

c)

Grave

d)

Provoke

6.

Doubtful, questioning, or skeptical

a)

Hospitable

b)

Dubious

c)

Grave

d)

Provoke

7.

Lack of interest; absence of emotion or excitement

a)

Grimace

b)

Assent

c)

Hospitable

d)

Apathy

8.

Agreement

a)

Assurance

b)

Assent

c)

Disclaim

d)

Grimace

9.

Something given to make up for a loss, injury, or suffering

a)

Grave

b)

Compensation

c)

Disclaim

d)

Peril

10.

A promise or declaration

a)

Hospitable

b)

Grimace

c)

Disclaim

d)

Assurance

11.

Kind and generous to guests or strangers

a)

Hospitable

b)

Provoke

c)

Maligned

d)

Peril

12.

To come to an end; to die out

a)

Disclaim

b)

Expire

c)

Grimace

d)

Assurance

13.

A facial expression that shows disapproval, disgust, or pain

a)

Peril

b)

Grave

c)

Disclaim

d)

Grimace

14.

Reject or deny

a)

Disclaim

b)

Grave

c)

Fate

d)

Review

15.

Serious or solemn

a)

Grimace

b)

Fate

c)

Hospitable

d)

Grave