Worksheets2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary Chapters 4 - 6
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
" Bruno thought about it and shook his head. 'I don't think so,' he said with great conviction. . . he was younger but didn't agree that that made him less likely to be right, . . . "
a firmly held belief or opinion
to write or carve on something
feeling sad and lonely
uncertainty
" 'I don't think so,' he said with great conviction. 'You're nine,' countered Gretel. 'How would you know?"
to whisper
a strong opinion
to be scared
to oppose or retaliate
"His thick dark hair had obviously been recently lacquered and combed, and as Bruno watched from above he felt both scared and in awe of him."
messy
to make shine
to cut
to braid
"Bruno turned the door handle and stepped inside and assumed his customary pose of wide-open eyes, mouth in the shape of an O and arms stretched out by his sides."
to be uncomfortable
an unusual position
a usual practice
to be afraid
"The rest of the house might have been a little dark and gloomy and hardly full of possibilities for exploration but this room was something else. . . 'Hello, Father,' said Bruno quietly, a little overawed by the splendour of the room."
cluttered
horrific
plain
magnificent
" 'Sit down, boy.' He indicated a wide armchair facing his desk and Bruno clambered onto it, his feet not quite touching the floor, while Father returned to his seat behind his desk and stared at him."
to climb or move awkwardly
to easily accomplish
to jump
to look at
" 'I have been very considerate of your feelings here, Bruno, because I know that this move is difficult for you. And I have listened to what you have to say, even though your youth and inexperience force you to phrase things in an insolent manner."
to be funny
to be polite
to be angry
to be rude
" 'Well of course it's important,' said Bruno irritably, as if she was just being deliberately difficult. 'You're part of the family, aren't you?' "
on accident
a large amount
on purpose
being stubborn
"She seemed to be considering her response carefully, selecting the right words, preparing to say them, and then thinking better of it and discarding them altogether."
to control a situation
to get rid of
having an effect on something
to gain something
" 'You can't imagine what it's like to need food. You've never been hungry, have you?' Bruno frowned. He wanted to mention that he was feeling a bit peckish right now, . . ."
hungry
curious
full
sad
"A few months later my mother became very sick and she needed a lot of hospital care and your father arranged it all, even though he was not obliged to. He paid for it out of his own pocket because she had been a friend to his mother."
to lend money
to force
to have a choice
to threaten
" 'I'm only saying what I feel. I'm allowed to do that aren't I?' 'No,' she said. 'No, you're not.' 'I'm not allowed to say what I feel?' he repeated, incredulous.
to be curious
to be happy
to accept something
unwilling to believe something
"About twenty feet further along from the garden and the flowers and the bench with the plaque on it, everything changed."
a letter
a business card
a window
a commemorative sign or panel
