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Christmas Carol Act 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "of poor quality; small in amount?"

a)

meager

b)

threadbare

c)

severe

d)

gnarled

2.

Which of the following words means "harsh?"

a)

severe

b)

gnarled

c)

meager

d)

audible

3.

Which of the following words means "scattered and driven away; made to vanish?"

a)

dispelled

b)

gnarled

c)

intercedes

d)

recollect

4.

What part of speech is the word "astonish?"

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

5.

Which of the following words best completes this sentence: Once the fog ___________, the sky was clear and sunny.

a)

astonished

b)

dispelled

c)

recollected

d)

interceded

6.

Which of the following words best completes this sentence: He suffered a ____________ head injury in the car accident.

a)

audible

b)

meager

c)

threadbare

d)

severe

7.

Which of the following words best completes this sentence: When home alone, I feel the ______________ to repeatedly check the locks on the doors.

a)

compulsion

b)

astonishment

c)

recollection

d)

intercession

8.

Astonish means...

a)

absolute

b)

amaze

c)

attire

d)

alter

9.

Compulsion means...

a)

a driving, irresistible force

b)

a moving rock on a mountain

c)

a loud noise

d)

a scattered bunch of leaves

10.

Severe means...

a)

amazing

b)

twisted

c)

easy

d)

harsh

11.

Meager means...

a)

of poor quality; a small amount

b)

good quality; the best you can buy

c)

average; good enough

d)

perfect; just the right amount

12.

Dispelled means...

a)

scattered and driven away

b)

moving in the same direction

c)

opposite of spelling

d)

conveyed in the same manner

13.

Altered means

a)

to slightly adjust something

b)

change completely

c)

to disappear

d)

complete emptiness

14.

to be sincere or show conviction is the definition of what vocabulary term

a)

Dispelled

b)

Compulsion

c)

Earnest

d)

Altered

15.

I need to get my dress ________ because it is just a little loose around the waist.

a)

compelled

b)

altered

c)

dispelled

d)

severe