WorksheetsThe stranger Vocabulary (The Call of the Wild)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The word "cry" means...
the existence of love
the noise that an animal makes
to stop happening
The word "overtake" means...
an agreement to stop fighting
to breathe hard
to threaten
to catch up or to go past something
The word "menacing" is a ...
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The word "persistence" means...
a situation in which something unpleasant continues to exist
the existence of something in a particular place
to stop existing
A synonym of "patience" is ...
overture
requirement
frightening
persistence
The phrase "both a threat and an overture of friendliness" means...
half crouching
menacing truce
wild leapings
friendly advances
Who is the stranger in the extract?
Buck
the wolf
the wolves
the timber wolf
The adjective of the word "cease" is...
cease
ceasling
ceaseless
ceasness
The word "drew" in this sentence means...
"As he drew closer to the cry, he went more slowly."
create a picture
compare two things
move slowly
persuade someone to say something
"Buck did not attack, but circled him about and hedged him in with friendly advances." The word "advances" means:
a movement towards something
progress in science, technology, or human knowledge
an attempt to catch something
a development
