WorksheetsHarrison Bergeron vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
If something is unceasing, it...
happens once in a lifetime
happens every day
happens twice a year
happens constantly
When someone shows vigilance, they
stay alert and on watch
sit up straight and keep their eyes ahead
laugh easily and smile often
turn on all the lights in a room
When someone has a speech impediment, they have something that makes speaking
clearer and easier
difficult and harder to understand
sound like singing
quieter than usual
If the moon is luminous, we say it is
just barely showing
about to be eclipsed
orange or yellow in color
glowing brightly
If a scale is calibrated in feet and inches, it is
set up to measure things in feet and inches
set up to measure things in any way except feet and inches
able to measure things longer than one foot
set up to weigh things heavier than one pound
When we say something is a hindrance that means that it
provides a shortcut
makes something more difficult
is older than modern times
is made of solid gold
When someone feels consternation, they feel
overjoyed
furious
hopeful
dismayed
If the couple onstage capered, we say they
danced happily
sang beautifully
played nicely
fought loudly
When someone cowers, it is because they are
curious
helpful
afraid
hopeless
A person who is a baron holds a position of
lowliness and servitude
authority and honor
highest majesty like a king
service like a waiter
When a group has to synchronize their watches, they do this so that
all the watches show the time exactly one minute apart
all the watches have the same watch face
all the watches show the same exact time
all the watches are set to Daily Savings Time
When we say someone flounces, we say they are acting in a way that is
exaggerated
subtle
foolish
boring
The phrase "the ponies gamboled in the field," means the ponies were acting
foolishly
sweetly
playfully
sadly
A dystopian society is one that is set up to be perfect but instead is actually
better than perfect and everyone is happy
only average and can't exist without much effort
very tricky and full of cheating
awful and full of suffering or injustice
What is empathy?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
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