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Esperanza Rising: Las Uvas Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means, "causing someone to become angry on purpose using insults?"

a)

scythe

b)

taunting

c)

capricious

d)

dwindled

2.

Which word means, "a long, curved blade used for cutting wheat or grass?"

a)

vaqueros

b)

sprawled

c)

premonition

d)

scythe

3.

Which word means, "a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen?"

a)

scythe

b)

premonition

c)

dwindled

d)

congregate

4.

Which word means, "changing mood or behavior all of a sudden?"

a)

capricious

b)

scythe

c)

sprawled

d)

congregate

5.

Which word means, "slowly went down in size and got smaller?"

a)

vaqueros

b)

congregate

c)

premonition

d)

dwindled

6.

Which word means, "spread out over an area in a messy, unorganized way?"

a)

sprawled

b)

vaqueros

c)

congregate

d)

dwindled

7.

Which word means, "to gather in a large group or crowd?"

a)

vaqueros

b)

scythe

c)

capricious

d)

congregate

8.

Which word means, "cowboys or cowgirls?"

a)

congregate

b)

vaqueros

c)

taunting

d)

premonition

9.

Fill in the blank: The large snowball melted and _______________ in the hot sun.

a)

capricious

b)

dwindled

c)

scythe

d)

taunting

10.

Fill in the blank: My grandmother had a _______________ that my grandfather would pass away soon and he did a few weeks later.

a)

premonition

b)

taunting

c)

congregate

d)

capricious

11.

Fill in the blank: The ______________ corralled the sheep, helped harvest wheat and milked the cows on the ranch.

a)

dwindled

b)

scythe

c)

sprawled

d)

vaqueros

12.

Ms. Frost told the large crowd of sixth graders horseplaying in the hallway, "Hey, it's not time to _____________! Get to class!

a)

premonition

b)

vaqueros

c)

congregate

d)

taunting

13.

My dad told me to tidy up my room and get all of the paper that was _____________ all over the floor up.

a)

taunting

b)

capricious

c)

congregate

d)

sprawled

14.

The bully kept _______________ his little brother by sticking his tongue out at him and calling him stupid.

a)

taunting

b)

capricious

c)

vaqueros

d)

scythe

15.

The farmer used a very sharp ________________ to harvest all of the wheat.

a)

sprawled

b)

scythe

c)

premonition

d)

capricious

16.

I can't be friends with _____________ Kathy because one minute she is sweet to me and the next she is being a messy boots. Ugh!

a)

congregate

b)

taunting

c)

vaqueros

d)

capricious