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Freak the Mighty Ch 1-5 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

On page 1, the author writes: "I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that's the truth, the whole truth. The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking." Based upon the context clues, what does unvanquished mean?

a)

complete, unobstructed

b)

defeated

c)

funny

d)

unsure

2.

On page 6, the author writes "Not that I have any ideas. My brain is vacant, ok?" Based upon the context clues, what does vacant mean?

a)

full

b)

broken

c)

empty

d)

missing

3.

On page 6, the author writes "Okay, I'm out there messing around and that's when I see the moving van. Not your mainstream, nationwide, brand-name mover, either, just some cheapo local outfit." Based upon context clues, what does mainstream mean?

a)

belonging to a rare situation

b)

belonging to an unusual group

c)

belonging to aliens

d)

belonging to a widely accepted group

4.

On page 7, the author writes, "At first she's a glimpse, caught her going between the van and the front door, talking to the beards." Based upon context clues, what does glimpse mean?

a)

a brief passing or sight

b)

a drawn out stare

c)

a giant person

d)

a tiny person

5.

On page 8, the author writes, "I said identify yourself, earthling, or suffer the consequences." Based on the context clues, what does consequences mean?

a)

a memory of the past

b)

a result or effect of an action

c)

a joke told by someone

d)

a traditional holiday

6.

On page 11, the author writes, "So I'm thinking about that for a while, lying there in the cellar dark, and pretty soon the down under starts to get small, like the walls are shrinking, and I go up the bulkhead stairs into the back yard and find a place where I can check it out." Based upon context clues, what does bulkhead mean?

a)

glittery decorations

b)

an upright partition(wall) separating compartments

c)

a cabinet with five drawers

d)

a box with toys and other items

7.

On page 16, the author writes, "I merely postulated that you call your grandfather 'Grim' because he's grim." Based upon context clues, what does postulated mean?

a)

to disbelieve an idea

b)

to throw a shoe

c)

to insult another person

d)

to suggest or assume something

8.

On page 17, the author writes, "They wore this metal armor to protect them and make them invincible." Based oupon context clues, what does invincible mean?

a)

incapable of being defeated

b)

incapable of doing laundry

c)

capable of being defeated

d)

capable of making a sandwich

9.

On page 18, the author writes, "Robotics, the science of designing and building functional robots, is a huge industry. There are thousands of robot units presently in use." Based upon context clues, what does functional mean?

a)

inability to perform specific action

b)

a piece of metal

c)

shiny clothing

d)

ability to perform a specific action or activity

10.

On page 22, the author writes, "There's no lock, but Gram has this thing about waiting until I say come in, she makes a big deal about not intruding." Based upon context clues, what does intruding mean?

a)

to bring in without permission or invitation

b)

watching something or someone

c)

turning on the TV

d)

to take somewhere far away

11.

On page 26, the author writes, "When do we eat? My fuel cells are depleted." Based upon context clues, what does depleted mean?

a)

to want very very badly

b)

to increase the size of something

c)

to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

d)

to fill up to capacity with air

12.

On page 27, the author writes "'Expel the object!' Freak shouts. 'Regurgitate, you big moron!' and gives me another thump and I coup up this ucky mess, but I'm still laughing so hard my nose is running." Based on context clues, what does regurgitate mean?

a)

to swallow hard

b)

to cause to surge or rush back; vomit

c)

to hit one's head on a hard object

d)

to yell as loud as possible

13.

On page 27, the author writes, "We sit out in the back yard eating from paper plates, and Freak tells robot stories that are so strange and funny I'm laughing like a maniac and then I'm choking and Freak is pounding me on the back. 'Expel the object!' Freak shouts." Based upon context clues, what does expel mean?

a)

to break with great strength

b)

to force out or eject

c)

to jump up and down

d)

to tell an adult on you