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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Narrow brimmed hat worn in Britain

a)

porter

b)

trilby hat

c)

compelling

d)

facade

2.

Expensive and showy

a)

emanate

b)

tantalizing

c)

swanky

d)

compelling

3.

To come out from a source

a)

emanate

b)

rapacious

c)

compelling

d)

congenial

4.

Wanting more than what's needed-greedy

a)

congenial

b)

rapacious

c)

porter

d)

emanate

5.

The front of a building

a)

tantalizing

b)

façade

c)

dachshund

d)

compelling

6.

Suitable or appropriate

a)

congenial

b)

swanky

c)

tantalizing

d)

sixpence

7.

Person hired to carry luggage

a)

porter

b)

compelling

c)

emanate

d)

façade

8.

Able to catch and hold your attention

a)

emanate

b)

rapacious

c)

compelling

d)

congenial

9.

Friendly, pleasant in nature

a)

rapacious

b)

congenial

c)

tantalizing

d)

swanky

10.

Small dog with a long body

a)

emanate

b)

rapacious

c)

swanky

d)

dachshund

11.

A coin once used in Britain and worth 6 pennies

a)

sixpence

b)

Eton

c)

facades

d)

porter

12.

Herring preserved with salt and smoked

a)

kippers

b)

cricketer

c)

threshold

d)

tantalizing

13.

Plant with brightly colored flowers

a)

compelling

b)

swanky

c)

chrysanthemums

d)

rapacious

14.

Done with quickness and energy

a)

lapsed

b)

rapacious

c)

briskly

d)

Eton

15.

Not usual or normal

a)

briskly

b)

peculiar

c)

porter

d)

sixpence

16.

No longer effective or valid

a)

lapsed

b)

facades

c)

swanky

d)

compelling

17.

Prestigious college in Britain

a)

Cambridge

b)

Eton

c)

threshold

d)

cricketer

18.

Boarding school for boys in Western Europe

a)

Cambridge

b)

Eton

c)

trilby hat

d)

congenial

19.

Person who plays cricket

a)

cricketer

b)

porter

c)

emanate

d)

dachshund

20.

A piece of wood or metal that forms the bottom of a door.

a)

congenial

b)

rapacious

c)

chrysanthemums

d)

threshold