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WorksheetsLord of the Flies: Ch. 1-2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Pick the word the best fits in the blank: Charlie was filled with ____________ after he tripped over his own shoelaces.
ebullience
mortification
effulgence
officious
Which word means "polite or restrained; in good taste"?
motif
scar
specious
decorous
Pick the best word to fill in the blank: Someone who is being held prisoner is ____________.
immured
officious
specious
ebullience
One way that we can find a theme within a story is to look for patterns and ideas that are dominant, or come up a lot. What is a word for these patterns and ideas?
motif
mortification
specious
immured
Another word for something that is misleading?
effulgence
specious
decorous
officious
Pick the word that best fills in the blank: Storm's ___________ was infectious and everyone felt cheerier after speaking with them.
mortification
motif
ebullience
effulgence
What is the definition of "officious"?
an accusation in response to one from someone else
energy and cheerfulness
filled with authority but in an annoying or domineering way
something that is possible but not the case; misleading
When someone accuses you of something and you accuse them in response to their accusation, that is a...
ebullience
effulgence
mortification
recrimination
This word means "a rocky outcrop; dug up earth".
scar
motif
effulgence
immured
Pick the word that best fills in the blank: The sun shining on the lake created a beautiful ____________.
scar
motif
effulgence
ebullience
Create a sentence that correctly uses the word "ebullience." It is an ADJECTIVE!
Create a sentence that correctly uses the word "mortification". It is a NOUN!
Pick the two words that could be described as having "effulgence."
The sun
A star
A black hole
A pencil
Which is the definition for "immured"?
a rocky outcrop; dug up earth
radiance or brightness
energy and cheerfulness
enclosed or confined against one's will
Pick the best word to fill in the blank: When Emilio told Sarah the answer to the quiz, he actually told her the wrong answer. This means that Emilio is being __________ and leading her to the wrong answer.
decorous
officious
immured
specious
