WorksheetsHoles 11-20 Vocab Review - Farrell
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Stanley "slammed his shovel into the ground and pried up another piece of earth"(Sachar 52). What does pried mean?
destroyed
moved or lifted
packed
watered
"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?
his hole
the bathroom
camp
home
"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?
to go through the dirt to remove what's not needed and find something.
to pound the dirt until it's hard to dig through
to water the dirt
to bury
"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?
old
plastic
relating to heavy metal music
like metal or metals
"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?
They both mean that the letters KB were painted on the tube.
They both mean the the letters KB were carved into the tube.
They both mean that the letters KB were written on a sticker on the tube.
"She wore a black cowboy hat and black cowboy bottoms which where studded with turquoise stones" (Sachar 66). What are turquoise stones?
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?
The power to give orders
The amount of intelligence
Ability
A person's health
"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?
especially
carefully
very likely although not certain
locked tightly
"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?
using expert vision (or a microscope)
definitely (without a doubt)
what is usually thought to be true or believed (often used to sew doubt).
Never. X-Ray didn't find the tube.
"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 box of comfort snacks
paper, envelopes, and writing utensils
erasers
a box of laundry
"Zero stared at him with penetrating eyes" (Sachar 82). What does penetrating mean?
serious
to pass through
excited
to show emotions
"He let himself fall over, rolling off the hearth and onto the rug" (Sachar 91). What is a hearth?
"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?
"Stanley could see the muscles on his face jump and twitch. His body writhed in agony" (Sachar 91). What does agony mean?
extreme pain
extreme happiness
extreme sadness
extreme jealousy
