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Vocabulary Check!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A parable is:

a)

Something that comes in twos

b)

A long epic poem

c)

A short moral story

d)

An even number of things

2.

When something is ceaseless, it is:

a)

Broken up and bumpy, herky jerky

b)

Off and on, here and there

c)

Frustrating and confusing

d)

Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

3.

When a place feels dank, it feels:

a)

Unpleasantly cool and humid

b)

Hot and dry

c)

Scary, ominous, dark

d)

Cramped and tight

4.

The definition of a crevice is:

a)

A huge gap, like a canyon or valley

b)

A long narrow opening

c)

A doorway

d)

A hiding spot

5.

Someone who is showing avarice has a(n):

a)

Ego problem

b)

A bunch of debts

c)

Condition that plagues the lungs

d)

Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

6.

People who are indigents are:

a)

Poor enough to need help from others

b)

Native people

c)

Transient, moving

d)

Foreign outsiders

7.

When someone sees a mirage, they are seeing:

a)

The Sphynx

b)

Optical illusion in which hot air distorts distant objects

c)

Pyramids

d)

A reflection of themselves

8.

The definition of an estuary is:

a)

A walking trail beside a river

b)

A trickling waterfall

c)

The wide part of a river where it nears the sea

d)

A carrier of messages

9.

Whens one speculates, they:

a)

Reflect deeply on a subject

b)

Guess wildly

c)

Make fun of someone

d)

Picks a fight with a stranger

10.

In human beings, we have instincts, which are:

a)

The DNA in our blood

b)

Inborn patterns of behavior often responsive to stimuli

c)

The capability of breathing with lungs

d)

Complex bones