WorksheetsHercules' Quest Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
To acquire a good test score, I had to study.
What does acquire mean?
To get through hard work
To get because it's easy
To be gifted something
To be graded on something
It is unfortunate when you get a flat tire on your car.
What does unfortunate mean?
Bad timing
Not lucky
Frustrating
Lucky
The girl tried to coerce her mom into giving her a cookie before bed.
What does coerce mean?
Demand
Beg
Request
Hungry
The boy boasted that he had won the soccer game.
What does boasted mean?
To be a champion
To brag
To score a goal
To be rude
Taylor beamed when she saw she was chosen to be in the musical.
What does beamed mean?
Be excited
Be upset
Shout for joy
Smile widly
The baby glared when his sibling took her bottle.
What does glared mean?
Start crying
Scream loudly
Look laughingly
Stare angrily
The snow storm ceased in time for school to happen the next day.
Ceased means:
Continued
Stopped
Resumed
Count
The president declared that June 4th is National Doughnut Day.
Declared means:
Suggest
Make a law
Whisper
Say strongly
The friends devised a plan to have a surprise birthday party for Sandy.
Devised means:
Have permission
Create
Buy
Destroy
When stranded on an island, you must be resourceful in order to survive.
Resourceful means:
Give up
Find needed resources
Smart with problem solving
Hard working
What is a proverb / adage?
A theme of a story
A short saying that teaches a lesson
A comparison of two different objects
Something grandparents say
Which proverb means to not risk what you have, in order to get more?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Clothes make the man.
Actions speak louder than words.
A cat has nine lives.
Which proverb means to think before acting?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Look before you leap.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Which adage means to not take on more than you can handle?
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Don't bit off more than you can chew.
Give them an inch and they will take a mile.
The best things in life are free.
Which adage means to not make a decision until you have to?
Good things come to those who wait.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Honesty is the best policy.
Cross that bridge when you get to it.
Which proverb means that you should solve small problems now to stop big problems later?
Lightening never strikes the same place twice.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
A stitch in time saves nine.
No gain without pain.
Which proverb means that words are stronger than using force?
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The grass is greener on the other side.
Which adage means that you can only judge something you have tried?
The proof is in the pudding.
When one door shuts, another opens.
There's no time like the present.
You can't unscramble, scrambled eggs.
Which adage means it's not possible to succeed in everything?
The show must go on.
Laughter is the best medicine.
No news is good news.
You can't win them all.
Which proverb means the even the unluckiest person will see success.
All's well that ends well.
Every dog has its day.
Every man has his price.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Which proverb means that just because something looks nice, does not mean it's good.
Always put your best foot forward.
A chain is only as strong as the weakest link.
A bad workmen always blames his tools.
All that glitters, is not gold.
