WorksheetsBeowulf Part 2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
P. 13: 'And mightly burst the bars asunder'. The word 'asunder' means (a)
p. 13: 'Grendel's mother swiftly, with double spoil, sneaked over the hills to her lair'. In this sentence, the noun 'spoil' is another word for...
(a)
On p. 14, the word 'torrents' means...
strong, fast-moving currents of water
gentle swirls of water
waves
on p. 15, 'cloven' means...
to split
to split in two
to split into lots of pieces
Look at this quote from page 16: 'Looping the sluggish wave'. The word 'sluggish' is...
A verb
A noun
An adjective
An adverb
'Gluttonous' on p. 17 is closest in meaning to...
greedy
vain
hungry
large
In the first paragraph on p. 18, Beowulf's sword is described as being made of steel that is unable to be beaten. Which specific word means 'unable to be beaten'?
(a)
On p. 20, the author writes 'But she, softly keening, brooded upon Grendel'. The word 'keening' means....
groaning
crying
grumbling
wailing
On page 21, the word 'traversed' is...
A noun
A verb
An adverb
A preposition
A 'myriad' (p. 22) means... (TICK ALL THAT APPLY)
a great number
originally means 10,000
some
many
Which word in the 2nd paragraph on p. 23 means frightening and is used to describe Grendel's head?
(a)
Which word means 'expressing great joy' at the start pf p. 24?
(a)
on p. 24, the sea is described as 'barren'. The word 'barren' means...(TICK ALL THAT APPLY)
bare
calm
empty
stormy
Which word means 'filled with great joy' on p. 25?
(a)
