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Adjectives to describe books

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This play was really ...................., it discussed several issues and made me reflect on them.

a)

macabre

b)

tedious

c)

thought-provoking

2.

The story is truly .......................... You never know what happens next.

a)

nail-biting

b)

touching

c)

poignant

3.

I've never read such a .......................... story, it made me cry several times.

a)

predictable

b)

breath-taking

c)

touching

4.

The actor in the adaptation of the book had a(n) ............. performance. It didn't make me believe his pain was real.

a)

fast-moving

b)

unconvincing

c)

light-hearted

5.

It must be ......................... news. It is clearly an exaggeration.

a)

sentimental

b)

poignant

c)

sensational

6.

I love Just Go With It, it is such a(n) .............................., "easy watch" type of a movie.

a)

light-hearted

b)

chilling

c)

slow-moving

7.

I don't like horror novels, they are too ......................... for my liking.

a)

humorous

b)

chilling

c)

shallow

8.

Students have to read fables at school, because they are .......................... stories.

a)

evocative

b)

lightweight

c)

unconvincing

9.

The compulsory reading was so ....................... and ..............................., I thought it would never end.

a)

fast-moving, touching

b)

slow-moving, tedious

c)

slow-moving, lightweight

10.

Anne Franks's diary is probably the most ............... story I've ever read. What she had to go through is unbearable!

a)

poignant

b)

lightweight

c)

evocative

11.

In detective stories, we usually have ..................... murder scenes.

a)

shallow

b)

touching

c)

macabre