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The Gift of the Magi

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to desire eagerly

a)

yearn

b)

alter

c)

vanish

d)

agile

2.

to disappear or stop being present

a)

truant

b)

ecstatic

c)

vanish

d)

envy

3.

able to move your body quickly and easily

a)

parsimony

b)

agile

c)

falter

d)

privilege

4.

to lower the price or value of

a)

depreciate

b)

yearn

c)

prosperity

d)

ecstatic

5.

to lose strength or purpose and stop

a)

yearn

b)

envy

c)

falter

d)

alter

6.

to cause an event to happen

a)

instigate

b)

depreciate

c)

agile

d)

privilege

7.

a benefit that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich

a)

prosperity

b)

parsimony

c)

sacrifice

d)

privilege

8.

is a mostly negative feeling of desire for something that someone else has and you do not

a)

agile

b)

envy

c)

vanish

d)

yearn

9.

the quality of not being willing to spend money

a)

depreciate

b)

prosperity

c)

parsimony

d)

privilege

10.

a student who stays out of school without permission

a)

truant

b)

alter

c)

ecstatic

d)

vanish

11.

a giving up of something

a)

ecstatic

b)

sacrifice

c)

parsimony

d)

falter

12.

very happy

a)

ecstatic

b)

alter

c)

vanish

d)

envy

13.

to change something, usually slightly (a little bit)

a)

alter

b)

falter

c)

ecstatic

d)

agile

14.

Who wrote The Gift of the Magi?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

O. Henry

c)

Henry Miller

d)

O. Harry