WorksheetsThe necklace Vocabulary and Theme quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the word REFLECTED mean, as it is used in the following sentences?
She REFLECTED several seconds, making her calculations and wondering also what sum she could ask without drawing herself an immediate refusal and a frightened exclamation from the economical clerk. Finally she replied hesitating: "I don't know exactly, but I think I could manage it with four hundred francs."
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
Characterized by or tending to meditate, especially in contrast to abrupt action; thoughtfulness
shocked or astonished
a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest
What is the meaning of the word CROSSLY, as it is used in this sentence?
Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation on the table CROSSLY, muttering: "What do you wish me to do with that?"
lack of respect; rudeness.
a top-floor or attic room that is rented out
in a cross or angry manner.
impossible to understand or interpret
What is the meaning of the word RAPTURE, as it is used in this sentence?
She danced with RAPTURE, with passion, intoxicated by pleasure, forgetting all in the triumph of her beauty, in the glory of her success.
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
a way that shows that you are thinking carefully and quietly
to desire or want to possess something
a feelinf of mild happiness
What is the meaning of the word CHAGRIN, as it is used in this sentence?
Then they went from jeweler to jeweler, searching for a necklace like the other, trying to recall it, both sick with CHAGRIN and grief.
the action of giving orders authoritatively or categorically
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
lack of respect; rudeness.
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
What is the meaning of the word IMPERTINENCE, as it is used in this sentence?And dressed like a woman of the people, she went to the fruiterer, the grocer, the butcher, a basket on her arm, bargaining, meeting with IMPERTINENCE, defending her miserable money, sou by sou.
deep regret for doing or saying something wrong
a social class
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
lack of respect; rudeness.
What does the word HIEARARCHY mean, as it is used in the following sentence?
Natural ingeniity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole HIERARCHY, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies.
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked based on who can when a battle.
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
shocked or astonished
a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest
The main themes in "The Necklace" is ...
sadness, expectations, lack, and wealth
judgement, social classes, contempt, and rudeness
contentment, happiness, and acceptance
greed, deceptive appearances, and beauty and vanity
Which of the following IS NOT a THEME of "The Necklace"?
Be happy with what you have.
Be honest and tell the truth.
Rich people shouldn't share what they have with anyone.
If you borrow something, take care of it.
What is the theme of " The Necklace" if summed up in one sentence ?
No matter what happens , be honest.
Work hard and good things will happen.
Everybody isn't your friend.
Be happy with your life even if it sucks.
When looking for the theme of a passage, what should the reader look for?
Look for the action that takes place within the course of the narrative.
Look for the lesson that the reader is supposed to learn from the plot's conclusion
Look for the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic.
Look for an idea that recurs in or spreads through a work of art or literature.
