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Prarie Lotus

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word: admonition

a)

gentle scolding

b)

quiet

c)

foolishness

d)

offensive treatment

2.

What is the meaning of the word: intrigued?

a)

surprised

b)

interested or curious

c)

stuck

d)

well known

3.

What does the word daunted mean in the following sentence?

She was daunted by the idea of climbing the huge mountain.

a)

frustrated

b)

saddened

c)

intimidated

d)

surprised

4.

What is the meaning of the word harrowing as used in the following sentence?

Hanna had had a harrowing week because of all the challenges and troubles at school.

a)

lovely

b)

surprising

c)

extremely distressing

d)

easy

5.

What part of speech is the word banality as used in this sentence:

She was looking forward to an uneventful weekend because of the sheer banality of it.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

6.

An adjective is a word that:

a)

describes a noun

b)

tells a person place or thing

c)

describes a verb

d)

shows an action

7.

What does the word perpetually mean in the following sentence?

She was perpetually late for school so her mother bought her a watch.

a)

funny

b)

never

c)

continually

d)

happily

8.

What is the meaning of the word foreboding?

a)

being tired

b)

a warning that something bad will happen

c)

happiness

d)

a feeling of surprise

9.

What part of speech is the word timid in the following sentence?

The timid boy did not want to play with any other students on the playground.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

10.

What does the word spiteful mean in the following sentence?

Dolly looked confused as she tried to find out if Hanna was being spiteful with her words.

a)

tender

b)

kind

c)

intending harm

d)

surprising

11.

Hanna tried to interrupt Dolly's long monologue, but she couldn't get a word in edgewise. What does the word monologue mean?

a)

walk

b)

nonsense

c)

homework

d)

a long talk by one person

12.

The tree obscured the girl's view of the playground, so she didn't know what equipment was there to play with.

a)

showed

b)

hid

c)

followed

d)

visited