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WorksheetsThe Mighty Miss Malone Vocabulary Practice
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which word means a phrase that defines the beliefs of a group?
Scowl
Motto
Moral
Muster
Check the box for each example of alliteration in the list below.
Cats, Dogs, Birds, and Lizards
Mighty Miss Malone
Fine Friendly Father Figure
Fats, Liquids, Solids, Gases
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as".
The same letter at the beginning of words that are close together.
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as".
The repetition of a word or sound.
What word means an eye-opener; lightning bolt or revelation?
epiphany
thesaurus
gingham
alliteration
Which word means a group of words beginning with the same consonant sound?
thesaurus
alliteration
archaic
moot
What does the word endearing mean?
modest
a yarn-dyed
evoking affection
bragging
Which word means talkative or uses a lot of words?
verbose
pervasive
endearing
reliable
Which word means spreading all over?
perseverance
verbose
woozy
pervasive
Which word means something that annoys someone?
endure
pet peeve
hobo
ashamed
Which options below describe the setting of a story?
the plot
when the story takes place
where the story takes place
the characters
What word means to write notes and highlight sections of interest as you read?
summarize
paraphrase
annotate
foreshadow
Ms. Hubbell asks us to ______ as we read.
verbose
foreshadow
annotate
nudge
Gary, Indiana, in 1936 is the ______ of The Mighty Miss Malone.
setting
summary
motto
welfare
Jimmie's ______ is that people tease him about his height.
endure
endearing
pet peeve
motto
Jimmie's most ______ trait is that he has a beautiful voice.
endearing
enduring
woozy
pervasive
Mrs. Needham wants Deza to be less ______.
eavesdrop
grieving
endearing
verbose
Unemployment was ______ during the Great Depression.
pervasive
endearing
ashamed
reliable
"On an adventure to a place called wonderful" is the Malone family's ______.
motor
motto
hobo
lisp
What word means hinting or suggesting something will happen?
annotate
foreshadow
paraphrase
howl
What word means to condense or shorten the information?
handout
paraphrase
summarize
annotate
What word means to restate in one's own words?
paraphrase
summarize
annotate
analyze
What words mean to feel dizzy or sick?
woozy
moody
endure
ashamed
Which word means to bear and persevere?
shame
induct
endear
endure
Which word means to cry out loud?
huddle
howl
endure
gregarious
Which word means a homeless person who travels around?
nudge
welfare
woozy
hobo
Which word means a speech disability?
hobo
lisp
motto
strut
Which word means to gently push?
endure
fudge
manipulate
nudge
Which word means consistent and predictable?
reliable
relatable
ashamed
random
Which word means to secretly listen?
eavesdrop
earache
secrecy
rumor
Which word means programs to help the poor?
depression
handout
welfare
grief
Which word means to feel guilty or embarrassed?
pervasive
woozy
proud
ashamed
Which word means something given to the poor for free?
handout
pet peeve
welfare
lisp
Which word means to express extreme sadness?
rely
shame
endure
grieve
Roscoe ______ the death of his friends.
ashamed
grieves
nudges
lisped
Roscoe is ______ to receive ______.
reliable; welfare
ashamed; handouts
endearing; handouts
ashamed; welfare
The Malones depend on ______ food to get by.
warfare
handouts
hobo
welfare
Mother and Father are unaware that Deza is ______ on their conversation.
endearing
eavesdropping
grieving
summarizing
Father is a ______ source of information for Deza.
dictionary
untrustworthy
endearing
reliable
Father ______ Deza to be excited for the Joe Louis fight.
nudges
howls
handouts
verbose
Father's ______ makes it hard to understand him.
hobo
verbose
lisp
archaic
Father is so ragged and dirty that he looks like a ______ from the street.
epiphany
hobo
welfare
banker
Mother ______ with grief because her husband is still missing.
howls
verbose
lisps
eavesdrops
Roscoe must ______ the pain of his injuries.
endure
grieve
summarize
foreshadow
Deza feels _____ because of the pain her teeth are causing her.
reliable
annoying
pervasive
woozy
I had to read the ______ of the chapter to understand it better.
handout
alliteration
summary
foreshadow
Which word means old and irrelevant?
grieve
archaic
verbose
arachnid
Click on all the options below that are considered archaic.
rotary phones
cell phones
typewriter
letters
Without his father around, Mother is worried that Jimmie will go ______.
astray
pervasive
endearing
howl
Which word means to go off track or get lost?
ashamed
astray
endure
woozy
The line "gang-aft-agley" can be translated into "go often ______."
ugly
reliable
astray
archaic
