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Holes 11-20 Vocab Review - Farrell

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stanley "slammed his shovel into the ground and pried up another piece of earth"(Sachar 52). What does pried mean?

a)

destroyed

b)

moved or lifted

c)

packed

d)

watered

2.

"Again, Stanley was the last one to finish digging. It was late afternoon when he dragged himself back to the compound" (Sachar 55). What does compound mean for Stanley?

a)

his hole

b)

the bathroom

c)

camp

d)

home

3.

"He climbed up out of his hole and sifted his fingers through the pile. He felt something hard and metallic" (Sachar 60). What does sifted mean?

a)

to go through the dirt to remove what's not needed and find something.

b)

to pound the dirt until it's hard to dig through

c)

to water the dirt

d)

to bury

4.

"He climbed up out of his hole and sifted his fingers through the pile. He felt something hard and metallic" (Sachar 60). What does metallic mean?

a)

old

b)

plastic

c)

relating to heavy metal music

d)

like metal or metals

5.

"He looked again at the design engraved into the flat bottom of the tube. He could see an outline of a heart, with the letters K B etched inside it" (Sachar 60-61). What is similar about the words engraved and etched?

a)

They both mean that the letters KB were painted on the tube.

b)

They both mean the the letters KB were carved into the tube.

c)

They both mean that the letters KB were written on a sticker on the tube.

6.

"She wore a black cowboy hat and black cowboy bottoms which where studded with turquoise stones" (Sachar 66). What are turquoise stones?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

In chapter 14 the Warden tells Mr. Pendanski, "The next time I tell you to do something, I expect you to do it without questioning my authority" (Sachar 67). What does authority mean?

a)

The power to give orders

b)

The amount of intelligence

c)

Ability

d)

A person's health

8.

"The last thing he wanted to do after digging all day was to dig at night, too. Besides, the shovels were locked up at night, presumably so they couldn't be used as weapons" (Sachar 74). What does presumably mean?

a)

especially

b)

carefully

c)

very likely although not certain

d)

locked tightly

9.

"For the next week and a half, the boys continued to dig in and around the area where X-Ray has supposedly found the gold tube" (Sachar 77). What does supposedly mean?

a)

using expert vision (or a microscope)

b)

definitely (without a doubt)

c)

what is usually thought to be true or believed (often used to sew doubt).

d)

Never. X-Ray didn't find the tube.

10.

"After his shower, he put his dirty clothes in his crate and got out his box of stationary. He stayed in the tent to write the letter.." (Sachar 81). What is stationery?

a)

a box of comfort snacks

b)

paper, envelopes, and writing utensils

c)

erasers

d)

a box of laundry

11.

"Zero stared at him with penetrating eyes" (Sachar 82). What does penetrating mean?

a)

serious

b)

to pass through

c)

excited

d)

to show emotions

12.

"He let himself fall over, rolling off the hearth and onto the rug" (Sachar 91). What is a hearth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

"Stanley could see the muscles on his face jump and twitch. His body writhed in agony" (Sachar 91). Which picture most accurately describes the word writhed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

"Stanley could see the muscles on his face jump and twitch. His body writhed in agony" (Sachar 91). What does agony mean?

a)

extreme pain

b)

extreme happiness

c)

extreme sadness

d)

extreme jealousy