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Short Story Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person I know, not necessarily my friend.

a)

paraphernalia

b)

pariah

c)

talisman

d)

acquaintance

2.

Scarcity

a)

in short supply

b)

the act of being frightened

c)

looking like a scare crow

d)

happy

3.

Avaricious

a)

hungry

b)

greedy

c)

ugly

d)

vicious

4.

Serious danger

a)

prosaic

b)

boisterous

c)

distinct

d)

peril

5.

I was bleeding profusely.

a)

I was bleeding a little bit

b)

I was bleeding a lot

c)

I was not bleeding

d)

I was making a lot of noise.

6.

Calm down; you are being too boisterous.

a)

loud and noisy

b)

boring

c)

rude

d)

quiet

7.

Prosaic

a)

poetic

b)

loud

c)

not poetic

d)

dirty

8.

To try hard

a)

dubious

b)

delusional

c)

endeavor

d)

tolerable

9.

infirmity

a)

strength

b)

angry

c)

hostile

d)

physical or mental weakness.

10.

A place to live

a)

acquaintance

b)

habitation

c)

condole

d)

reverbrate

11.

This is about to happen

a)

pursued

b)

mutilate

c)

furtive

d)

imminent