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Frankenstein Excerpt

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct definition for the word peculiar.

a)

normal

b)

quick

c)

odd

d)

bad

2.

Choose the correct definition for the word perceive.

a)

become aware

b)

beat down

c)

cooperate

d)

complete

3.

I became capable of __________________ animation upon lifeless matter.

a)

fluctuating

b)

bestowing

c)

conceiving

d)

astonishing

4.

Choose the correct definition for the word sufficient.

a)

not enough

b)

perfect

c)

enough

d)

very little

5.

Choose the correct definition for the word consummation.

a)

beginning

b)

shifting

c)

presentation

d)

completion

6.

What is the definition of resolve in the following sentence?

I resolved to major in education just like my mother.

a)

answered

b)

placed

c)

decided

d)

removed

7.

What is the definition of passion in the following sentence?

My ultimate passion is teaching.

a)

job

b)

love for

c)

hate

d)

discovery

8.

Choose the correct definition for the word loathsome.

a)

nasty

b)

hated

c)

awesome

d)

dumb

9.

What is the definition of engrossed in the following sentence?

I was very engrossed in my studying.

a)

acquired

b)

refined

c)

aggravated with

d)

involved

10.

What is the definition of conceive in the following sentence?

I cannot conceive the fact that I made an A on that test!

a)

disbelieve

b)

understand

c)

confuse

d)

receive

11.

My grades in English were ___________ because I wasn't paying attention in class.

a)

bestowing

b)

astonishing

c)

unremitting

d)

fluctuating

12.

What was Dr. Frankenstein's secret that he discovered?

a)

how people die

b)

how to make a puppet

c)

how to create life

d)

how to create a monster

13.

What does the word summit mean?

a)

middle

b)

top

c)

bottom

d)

anywhere

14.

About how long does Dr. Frankenstein work on his "project"?

a)

a month

b)

three months

c)

a year

d)

several years

15.

What words describe Dr. Frankenstein as he was working tirelessly day in and day out?

a)

emaciated, pale, feverish

b)

happy and content

c)

amused, healthy, incoherent

d)

healthy, childish, confused

16.

If someone is oppressed, they are...

a)

encouraged

b)

incapable

c)

lifted up

d)

beat down

17.

If something is gratifying it is...

a)

awful

b)

satisfying

c)

grateful

d)

believable

18.

What does toil mean in the sentence below?

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

a)

teach

b)

learn

c)

work

d)

native

19.

What does the phrase "contrary to" mean in the sentence below?

Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.

a)

positive

b)

oppressed

c)

unreal

d)

against

20.

"The stars often disappeared" means...

a)

the sky was cloudy when he worked

b)

morning came when he was still working

c)

there were no stars in the sky

d)

the moon was too bright

21.

Why is Dr. F obsessed with dead bodies?

a)

he wants to dissect them

b)

he wants to understand how life begins and ends

c)

he wants to start a business with cremating them

22.

What does Dr. F doubt in paragraph 4?

a)

if he wants to create a life as complicated as a human being or something simpler

b)

if he wants to create monsters or animals

c)

if he wants to work in a laboratory with other scientists

23.

Dr. F believes...

a)

he should tell everyone about his "secret"

b)

having more knowledge is better than having little

c)

having knowledge is dangerous and it's better to stick with what you know