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Holes Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for the word "desolate?"

a)

lonely

b)

solitary

c)

vacant

d)

outrageous

e)

deserted

2.

"Evict" means:

a)

feeling regret or sorrow

b)

to put out by legal process

c)

a place providing protection or shelter

d)

strongly marked or distinct

3.

Fill in the blank:

His muscles had strengthened, and his hands were tough and (a)   .

4.

Check all the correct synonyms for the word "deftly"

a)

quickly

b)

skillfully

c)

awkwardly

d)

nimbly

e)

preciously

5.

What is a concoction?

a)

an open space admitting fresh air

b)

to establish the authenticity of something

c)

the act of creating something mixing raw materials

d)

exceptionally great concentration

6.

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for the word "perseverance?"

a)

far out

b)

determination

c)

endurance

d)

commitment

7.

Check ALL the synonyms for the word "authenticated"

a)

prove genuine

b)

authentic

c)

real

d)

valid

8.

Fill in the blank to complete this line from the story.

The Attorney General stared at her. "He was obviously (a)   for a reason."

9.

Check all the synonyms for the word "refuge."

a)

shelter

b)

definite

c)

sanctuary

d)

overhanging

e)

resting place

10.

List a synonym for the word "protruding"

(a)  

11.

What word means "feeling regret or sorrow for one's offenses; remorsefully, regretfully, apologetically?"

a)

inexplicable

b)

contritely

c)

paraniod

d)

delerious

12.

Check all the synonyms for the word "drenched."

a)

wet through and through

b)

soaked

c)

saturated

d)

sodden

e)

dripping wet

13.

"Delirious" means:

a)

jutting out

b)

put into jail

c)

paranoid or irrational fear and distrust of other

d)

wandering of the mind or hallucinating

14.

Check all the synonyms for the word "engraved"

a)

sketched

b)

colored on

c)

etched

d)

carved

15.

What word means: "to admit fresh air into; to replace stale or noxious air?"

a)

ventilation

b)

evict

c)

concoction

d)

refuge

e)

engraved

16.

Fill in the blank from this line from the story.

"The shower?" asked Stanley. He wondered if Zigzag was just being (a)   . (hint: the word means unsettled)

17.

Check all the synonyms for the word "pronounced"

a)

cut out

b)

obvious

c)

distinct

d)

etched

e)

carved

18.

What does "inexplicable" mean?

a)

incomprehensible

b)

wacky

c)

apologetically

d)

not explainable; puzzling

19.

What word means "exceptionally great concentration, power or force, intenseness, might, magnitude"

a)

intensity

b)

preposterous

c)

perseverance

d)

delirious

20.

Check all the synonyms for the word "preposterous."

a)

silly

b)

unreasonable

c)

insane

d)

foolish

e)

absurd