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Of Mice and Men Chapter Five Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define JEERING

a)

Laughing uncontrollably

b)

Making rude and mocking remarks in a loud voice

c)

Whispering behind someone's back

d)

Making false accusations

2.

Define HURLED

a)

Blinked rapidly

b)

Threw something with great force

c)

Ran quickly

d)

Approached someone aggressively

3.

Define SULLENLY

a)

In a bed-tempered, sulky way

b)

In a loud, aggressive way

c)

In a shy, quiet way

d)

In a silly, inappropriate way

4.

Define WOE

a)

Joy or happiness

b)

Anger or aggression

c)

Fear or cowardice

d)

Grief or distress

5.

Define CONSOLED

a)

Provided comfort for someone

b)

Talked angrily with someone

c)

Whispered secretively to someone

d)

Hit someone with a video game controller

6.

Define CONTORTED

a)

Greatly bent out of shape

b)

Buried in a hole

c)

Brightly coloured

d)

Larger than expected

7.

Define WRITHED

a)

Shook or vibrated

b)

Jumped or leapt

c)

Rolled or tumbled

d)

Twisted or squirmed

8.

Define MUFFLED

a)

Lifted into the air

b)

Wrapped or padded to stifle a sound

c)

Hidden in a small space

d)

Warmed up

9.

Define BEWILDERED

a)

Completely joyous

b)

Completely forgotten

c)

Completely confused

d)

Completely impressed

10.

Define PAWED

a)

Touched clumsily

b)

Touched carefully

c)

Hit powerfully

d)

Held tightly

11.

Define CRINGED

a)

Stood frozen in fear

b)

Pulled away in a frightened manner

c)

Yelled loudly in surprise

d)

Jumped up in fright

12.

Define SNIVELED

a)

Behaved in a surprised way

b)

Behaved in a whining way

c)

Behaved in a confident way

d)

Behaved in a secretive way