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Hercules' Quest Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To acquire a good test score, I had to study.


What does acquire mean?

a)

To get through hard work

b)

To get because it's easy

c)

To be gifted something

d)

To be graded on something

2.

It is unfortunate when you get a flat tire on your car.


What does unfortunate mean?

a)

Bad timing

b)

Not lucky

c)

Frustrating

d)

Lucky

3.

The girl tried to coerce her mom into giving her a cookie before bed.


What does coerce mean?

a)

Demand

b)

Beg

c)

Request

d)

Hungry

4.

The boy boasted that he had won the soccer game.


What does boasted mean?

a)

To be a champion

b)

To brag

c)

To score a goal

d)

To be rude

5.

Taylor beamed when she saw she was chosen to be in the musical.


What does beamed mean?

a)

Be excited

b)

Be upset

c)

Shout for joy

d)

Smile widly

6.

The baby glared when his sibling took her bottle.


What does glared mean?

a)

Start crying

b)

Scream loudly

c)

Look laughingly

d)

Stare angrily

7.

The snow storm ceased in time for school to happen the next day.


Ceased means:

a)

Continued

b)

Stopped

c)

Resumed

d)

Count

8.

The president declared that June 4th is National Doughnut Day.


Declared means:

a)

Suggest

b)

Make a law

c)

Whisper

d)

Say strongly

9.

The friends devised a plan to have a surprise birthday party for Sandy.


Devised means:

a)

Have permission

b)

Create

c)

Buy

d)

Destroy

10.

When stranded on an island, you must be resourceful in order to survive.


Resourceful means:

a)

Give up

b)

Find needed resources

c)

Smart with problem solving

d)

Hard working

11.

What is a proverb / adage?

a)

A theme of a story

b)

A short saying that teaches a lesson

c)

A comparison of two different objects

d)

Something grandparents say

12.

Which proverb means to not risk what you have, in order to get more?

a)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

b)

Clothes make the man.

c)

Actions speak louder than words.

d)

A cat has nine lives.

13.

Which proverb means to think before acting?

a)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

b)

Beggars can't be choosers.

c)

Look before you leap.

d)

A picture is worth a thousand words.

14.

Which adage means to not take on more than you can handle?

a)

Don't blow your own trumpet.

b)

Don't bit off more than you can chew.

c)

Give them an inch and they will take a mile.

d)

The best things in life are free.

15.

Which adage means to not make a decision until you have to?

a)

Good things come to those who wait.

b)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

c)

Honesty is the best policy.

d)

Cross that bridge when you get to it.

16.

Which proverb means that you should solve small problems now to stop big problems later?

a)

Lightening never strikes the same place twice.

b)

Money doesn't grow on trees.

c)

A stitch in time saves nine.

d)

No gain without pain.

17.

Which proverb means that words are stronger than using force?

a)

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

b)

Slow and steady wins the race.

c)

The pen is mightier than the sword.

d)

The grass is greener on the other side.

18.

Which adage means that you can only judge something you have tried?

a)

The proof is in the pudding.

b)

When one door shuts, another opens.

c)

There's no time like the present.

d)

You can't unscramble, scrambled eggs.

19.

Which adage means it's not possible to succeed in everything?

a)

The show must go on.

b)

Laughter is the best medicine.

c)

No news is good news.

d)

You can't win them all.

20.

Which proverb means the even the unluckiest person will see success.

a)

All's well that ends well.

b)

Every dog has its day.

c)

Every man has his price.

d)

Appearances can be deceptive.

21.

Which proverb means that just because something looks nice, does not mean it's good.

a)

Always put your best foot forward.

b)

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link.

c)

A bad workmen always blames his tools.

d)

All that glitters, is not gold.