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The Fir Tree Vocabulary

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means: fellow workers or soldiers

a)

foreigners

b)

comrades

c)

innvaders

d)

campaigns

2.

Which word mean to talk in a foolish or simple minded way?

a)

prattle

b)

rebuke

c)

peruse

d)

stifle

3.

Choose the answer that best replaces the underlined word or words in the sentence.


In her first speech as class president, she displayed great poise and stateliness.

a)

dignity

b)

comfort

4.
forceful and energetic action or activity
a)
vigorous
b)
swagger
c)
jolt
5.

unparalleled

a)

not straight, crooked

b)

irritable, outraged, aggravated

c)

incomparable, exceptional, unique, rare

d)

unremarkable, uninteresting

6.

Gladly or willingly doing something.

a)

Homage

b)

Fain

c)

Meager

d)

Faltering

7.
Which of the following might live in splendor?
a)
A stray dog
b)
A famous movie star
c)
A coal miner
d)
A person in police custody
8.

large & heavy in a dignified way

a)

portly

b)

trudge

c)

scowl

d)

elective

9.

having a definite smell

a)

practical

b)

odorous

c)

stricken

d)

studious

10.

Bolster

a)

to support or strengthen

b)

enforced separation of different racial group

c)

someone who participates in a public display

d)

to cause continual trouble or distress

11.

Adequate

a)

something is enough or good enough for a particular need

b)

arranged in order of rank

c)

negative and unfair condition

d)

continue without giving in

12.
Calmness, Peacefulness
a)
Humility
b)
Wholesome
c)
Tranquility
d)
Woe
13.
Great sorrow // sadness
a)
Hysteria
b)
Humility
c)
Awed
d)
Woe
14.
Jump // move forward abruptly // uncontrolled movement
a)
Lurch
b)
Awed
c)
Valid
d)
Perish
15.
Humbleness// giving credit where credit is due
a)
Humility
b)
Hysteria
c)
Woe
d)
Perish
16.
Proper, Correct
a)
Valid
b)
Lurch
c)
Perish
d)
Tranquil
17.

If the root meaning of venerable is "entitled respect" then...


"I beg you to elect Marcus Epidius Sabinus senior magistrate with judicial power, a most worthy young man. The venerable council is electing him." (Social Media, Pompeii Style)

Venerable in this passage means....

a)

The council deserves respect

b)

The council does not deserve respect

18.

something accomplished; a feat

a)

anchor

b)

angle

c)

achievement

d)

interview

19.

a person who coordinates a news broadcast

a)

anchor

b)

achievement

c)

broadcasting

d)

interview

20.

a point of view; standpoint

a)

reputation

b)

interview

c)

anchor

d)

angle

21.

carefully thought about

a)

panned

b)

pondered

c)

shaken

d)

surge

22.

given respect because of age, wisdom, or character

a)

venerable

b)

suburban

c)

sensational

d)

peered

23.

looked around; especially back and forth

a)

panned

b)

peered

c)

venerable

d)

wavering

24.

an airship invented in Germany

a)

spectacles

b)

shorthand

c)

zeppelin

d)

perception

25.

describes something from an area outside a city where many people live

a)

suburban

b)

state-of-the-art

c)

sensational

d)

muttered; mumbled; murmured

26.

a method of writing quickly using abbreviations and symbols

a)

shorthand

b)

suburban

c)

perception

d)

rut

27.

dried and shriveled

a)

withered-up

b)

state-of-the-art

c)

sensational

d)

muttered; mumbled; murmured

28.

powerful forward movement

a)

surge

b)

suburban

c)

panned

d)

pondered

29.

weak; fading

a)

wavering

b)

withered-up

c)

muttered; mumbled; murmured

d)

pondered

30.

The Hindenburg was a __________.

a)

ship

b)

zeppelin

c)

train

31.

The Hindenburg was built in __________.

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

England

32.

What type of gas did the Hindenburg use to give it its lifting power?

a)

hydrogen

b)

methane

c)

carbon monoxide

33.

Did all of the passengers on board the Hindenburg perish in the disaster?

a)

Yes, all passengers died.

b)

No, some passengers escaped the deadly flames.