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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Gingerly means...
carefully
tasty
casually
carelessly
In a profoundly wise manner defines what?
smartly
sagely
sensitive
stocky
Johnny's parents were easily angered, or ____________ and beat him badly.
delinquent
aloof
savvy
ornery
A thought or opinion that is not based on reason or logic is
irrationality
unfathomable
stricken
sagely
Ponyboy giving detail to the day Johnny was jumped and beat up is an example of
forshadowing
idiom
epilogue
flashback
The announcer sounded very dreary while reporting the weather. Another word for dreary is
sagely
roughishly
bleakly
stricken
Johnny idolized Dally. This means he
didn't like him or want to be like him.
worshiped or admired him too much.
thought he was very important.
thought he was the strongest greaser of the group.
She was in a state of shock from the accident. She was in a
aghast
car
conviction
stupor
Imploringly means
to say something in a persistent way.
to say something in a stern tone.
to say something out of turn.
to say something meaningful.
The teacher was aghast at how many of her students failed the simple test. This means
the teacher was sad
the teacher was confused
the teacher was struck with horror
the teacher was happy
Abruptly means
something done in a sudden way.
something done in a slow way.
something done in a funny way.
something done in an unreasonable way.
The greasers were considered a menace to society. This means
This means they were helpful.
They presented a threat of danger.
They liked to get in fights.
They liked to party.
A person who fears aliens will come and kidnap them in the night is demonstrating
irrationality
embolden
stricken
conviction
Indignant is an an adjective describing a person who is
in shock and awe over what they have just witnessed.
filled with anger because they have witnessed or experienced something unjust, unworthy, or mean.
unintelligent or thinks and speaks without reason.
She strongly believed in the best of people. This is an example of someone showing
opinion
justice
conviction
sagely
Ponyboy was stricken by the death of Johnny. Stricken means
shocked
troubled by misfortune or sorrow
sad
an adverb describing when someone does something in a playfully mischievous or dishonest way is
gingerly
incredulously
roguishly
nonchalantly
a quality or association that a word expresses in addition to its literal meaning.
idiom
imploringly
unfathomable
connotation
