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Animal Stories (ELL I)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In The Third Wish, Mr. Peters ___ a swan from a thorn bush on the bank of a river.

a)

darns

b)

extricates

c)

devours

d)

pursues

2.

The wolf calls the dog, "___," because the two species are closely related.

a)

friend

b)

brother

c)

cousin

d)

mate

3.

A ___ is a dog that is a mixture of different breeds, e.g., shepherd and Labrador.

a)

verge

b)

wolf

c)

cousin

d)

mongrel

4.

One reason wild animals are becoming extinct is because their ___ is disappearing; they have no place to live.

a)

habitat

b)

agility

c)

verge

d)

howl

5.

Wolves can ___ many miles to hunt for food.

a)

pursue

b)

inquire

c)

devour

d)

roam

6.

When you have an operation, you are given a (n) ___ to put you to sleep while the doctor operates on you.

a)

rite

b)

rheumatism

c)

anaesthetic

d)

mongrel

7.

It can be difficult to keep your ___ in a crisis, but a cool head makes better decisions than a panicky one.

a)

composure

b)

rheumatism

c)

agility

d)

endurance

8.

The ___ streets of the city made Black Beauty's legs hurt after a long day of pulling the cab.

a)

hind

b)

loyal

c)

cobbled

d)

malicious

9.

A couple of Black Beauty's owners were ___, working the poor horse to exhaustion and even hurting her intentionally.

a)

tremendous

b)

malicious

c)

presumptuous

d)

mournful

10.

The hungry dog ___ its meal very quickly.

a)

inquired

b)

pursued

c)

darned

d)

devoured

11.

Graduation from high school is a ___ of passage: it begins an individual's adulthood.

a)

habitat

b)

controversy

c)

endurance

d)

rite

12.

One ___ of the pandemic now concerns when to loosen restrictions such as mask-wearing and social distancing. There is a lot of disagreement.

a)

controversy

b)

rite

c)

verge

d)

anesthetic

13.

The veterinarian was ___ by the dog's behavior; she let him feed her, but wouldn't come up to him and be petted.

a)

cobbled

b)

bewildered

c)

honored

d)

inquired

14.

The sight of Ginger made Beauty ___: he wasn't prepared to see how thin, unhealthy and sad his old friend looked.

a)

rash

b)

mournful

c)

malicious

d)

remote

15.

Wolves ___ their prey in a pack.

a)

pursue

b)

roam

c)

honor

d)

extricate