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Lord of the Flies: Ch. 1-2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick the word the best fits in the blank: Charlie was filled with ____________ after he tripped over his own shoelaces.

a)

ebullience

b)

mortification

c)

effulgence

d)

officious

2.

Which word means "polite or restrained; in good taste"?

a)

motif

b)

scar

c)

specious

d)

decorous

3.

Pick the best word to fill in the blank: Someone who is being held prisoner is ____________.

a)

immured

b)

officious

c)

specious

d)

ebullience

4.

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?

a)

motif

b)

mortification

c)

specious

d)

immured

5.

Another word for something that is misleading?

a)

effulgence

b)

specious

c)

decorous

d)

officious

6.

Pick the word that best fills in the blank: Storm's ___________ was infectious and everyone felt cheerier after speaking with them.

a)

mortification

b)

motif

c)

ebullience

d)

effulgence

7.

What is the definition of "officious"?

a)

an accusation in response to one from someone else

b)

energy and cheerfulness

c)

filled with authority but in an annoying or domineering way

d)

something that is possible but not the case; misleading

8.

When someone accuses you of something and you accuse them in response to their accusation, that is a...

a)

ebullience

b)

effulgence

c)

mortification

d)

recrimination

9.

This word means "a rocky outcrop; dug up earth".

a)

scar

b)

motif

c)

effulgence

d)

immured

10.

Pick the word that best fills in the blank: The sun shining on the lake created a beautiful ____________.

a)

scar

b)

motif

c)

effulgence

d)

ebullience

11.

Create a sentence that correctly uses the word "ebullience." It is an ADJECTIVE!

4 lines
12.

Create a sentence that correctly uses the word "mortification". It is a NOUN!

4 lines
13.

Pick the two words that could be described as having "effulgence."

a)

The sun

b)

A star

c)

A black hole

d)

A pencil

14.

Which is the definition for "immured"?

a)

a rocky outcrop; dug up earth

b)

radiance or brightness

c)

energy and cheerfulness

d)

enclosed or confined against one's will

15.

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.

a)

decorous

b)

officious

c)

immured

d)

specious