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Key Vocabulary - "The Monkey's Paw"

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Condole means . . .

a)

speak evil of or curse

b)

gullable or naive

c)

sneaky or dishonest

d)

to comfort or show sympathy

2.

The tendency to believe things too easily is called...

a)

falter

b)

credulity

c)

oppressive

d)

stealthy

3.

200 pounds was given to the family as _____________________ for Herbert's services.

a)

peril

b)

compensation

c)

invoice

d)

condole

4.

Match the word to the image

a)

compensation

b)

resignation

c)

fate

d)

peril

5.

Match the word to the image.

a)

peril

b)

credulity

c)

resignation

d)

grimace

6.

Match the word with the image.

a)

resignation

b)

credulity

c)

peril

d)

compensation

7.

Which word correctly fits in the blank?


As Jack tasted the bitter cough syrup, he made a _____________________.

a)

resignation

b)

grimace

c)

fate

d)

peril

8.

Match the word to the image.

a)

fate

b)

peril

c)

compensation

d)

resignation

9.

Dialogue is another word for...

a)

Conversation or speech

b)

Clues or hints

c)

Characters in a story

10.

If you are full of credulity, you are SO.....

a)

evil

b)

gullible

c)

boring

d)

rich

11.

If you believe in ____, your life has been already written and planned.

a)

evil

b)

prosaic

c)

fate

d)

love

12.

Before the curse, the White family had a _______ and normal life.

a)

prosaic

b)

peril

c)

fate

13.
The use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story is called--
a)
foreshadowing.
b)
a parallel episode.
c)
suspense.
d)
irony.