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"All Summer in a Day" -- Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does tumultuous mean?

a)

blemished by injury

b)

making a loud, confused noise

c)

lasting three seasons or more

d)

to take great pleasure in

e)

a result, often indirect, of some event or action

2.

In all likelihood he savored the old stories as thoroughly as the next man around the seminar table.

a)

enjoyed

b)

invented

c)

edited

d)

illustrated

e)

detested

3.

immense means:

a)

cheerful

b)

predictable

c)

innocent

d)

enormous

e)

simplistic

4.

feverish means:

a)

unnaturally excited or active:

b)

devoted to a cause

c)

easily perceived or grasped by the mind

d)

willingly obedient out of a sense of respect

5.

Demand for oil began to slacken significantly in 1982, and the result was a glut.

a)

slow down

b)

make sense

c)

switch on

d)

add up

e)

come to a halt

6.

waver means to:

a)

sway

b)

swig

c)

steal

d)

stomp

e)

smite

7.

repercussion means:

a)

outcome

b)

disaster

c)

percentage

d)

statistic

e)

format

8.

Which of these would best be considered tumultuous?

a)

buds on a tree in springtime

b)

water leaking from a faucet

c)

an opening performance of a well-known ballet

d)

a fight among unruly fans at a soccer match

9.

Which of these would you be most likely to savor?

a)

a forgetful aunt

b)

a mild illness

c)

a tropical vacation

d)

a stop sign

10.

The opposite of immense is:

a)

small

b)

happy

c)

loyal

d)

gloomy

e)

calm

11.

After the storm, the wind began to _____.

a)

slacken

b)

waver

c)

repercuss

d)

savor

12.

But his legs soon began to ________, and he collapsed.

a)

waver

b)

slacken

c)

feverish

d)

tumultuous

e)

savor

13.

Your decision to drop out of school will have _____ you'll feel for the rest of your life.

a)

repercussions

b)

slackens

c)

savors

d)

feverishes

e)

tumutuouses

14.

The opposite of feverish is

a)

relaxed

b)

enthusiastic

c)

awkward

d)

thorough

e)

cunning