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Harrison Bergeron vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

If something is unceasing, it...

a)

happens once in a lifetime

b)

happens every day

c)

happens twice a year

d)

happens constantly

2.

When someone shows vigilance, they

a)

stay alert and on watch

b)

sit up straight and keep their eyes ahead

c)

laugh easily and smile often

d)

turn on all the lights in a room

3.

When someone has a speech impediment, they have something that makes speaking

a)

clearer and easier

b)

difficult and harder to understand

c)

sound like singing

d)

quieter than usual

4.

If the moon is luminous, we say it is

a)

just barely showing

b)

about to be eclipsed

c)

orange or yellow in color

d)

glowing brightly

5.

If a scale is calibrated in feet and inches, it is

a)

set up to measure things in feet and inches

b)

set up to measure things in any way except feet and inches

c)

able to measure things longer than one foot

d)

set up to weigh things heavier than one pound

6.

When we say something is a hindrance that means that it

a)

provides a shortcut

b)

makes something more difficult

c)

is older than modern times

d)

is made of solid gold

7.

When someone feels consternation, they feel

a)

overjoyed

b)

furious

c)

hopeful

d)

dismayed

8.

If the couple onstage capered, we say they

a)

danced happily

b)

sang beautifully

c)

played nicely

d)

fought loudly

9.

When someone cowers, it is because they are

a)

curious

b)

helpful

c)

afraid

d)

hopeless

10.

A person who is a baron holds a position of

a)

lowliness and servitude

b)

authority and honor

c)

highest majesty like a king

d)

service like a waiter

11.

When a group has to synchronize their watches, they do this so that

a)

all the watches show the time exactly one minute apart

b)

all the watches have the same watch face

c)

all the watches show the same exact time

d)

all the watches are set to Daily Savings Time

12.

When we say someone flounces, we say they are acting in a way that is

a)

exaggerated

b)

subtle

c)

foolish

d)

boring

13.

The phrase "the ponies gamboled in the field," means the ponies were acting

a)

foolishly

b)

sweetly

c)

playfully

d)

sadly

14.

A dystopian society is one that is set up to be perfect but instead is actually

a)

better than perfect and everyone is happy

b)

only average and can't exist without much effort

c)

very tricky and full of cheating

d)

awful and full of suffering or injustice

15.

What is empathy?

a)

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

b)

Not this option