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Roll of Thunder Ch. 1 & 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a...

a)

temerity

b)

chignon

c)

chiffonier

d)

maverick

2.

This is a...

a)

chiffonier

b)

chignon

c)

maverick

d)

ambiable

3.

Amiable means...

a)

friendly and pleasant

b)

rude and aggressive

c)

distasteful and offensive

d)

happy and positive

4.

She cried over the dismal event. DISMAL means...

a)

Showing or causing anger or frustrated feelings

b)

happy and positive

c)

Showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings

d)

thoughtful and introspective

5.

Dubious means...

a)

Causing doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion

b)

Causing frustration or anger

c)

Causing sadness and weeping

d)

Causing a bad event to happen

6.

Choose the image that represents the definition for EBONY.

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

The emaciated cat meowed loudly for food. What does EMACIATED mean?

a)

lean and muscular

b)

happy and content

c)

aggressive and loud

d)

thin and hungry

8.

The man stepped grimly through the graveyard. GRIMLY means...

a)

in a happy or content manner

b)

in a gloomy or sad manner

c)

in a frustrated or angry manner

d)

in a manner related to death

9.

Complete the definition: Indignant means feeling or showing anger BECAUSE...

a)

of something that is unfair or wrong

b)

of something that is right but does not feel good

c)

of something that is true and fair

d)

of something that is sad or upsetting

10.

Complete the definition: A maverick is a person who...

a)

agrees to follow the rules of a group

b)

does not want to be in any kind of a group

c)

refuses to follow the rules of a group

d)

wants to do the best he/she can for the group

11.

If a person is meticulous, they would...

a)

be organized on the surface but be a mess at the core

b)

be extremely accurate and exact as he or she works on something

c)

be cautious as he or she completes homework

d)

be a mess if things do not go his or her way

12.

An ADJECTIVE used to describe something that is boring because it is always the same...

a)

monotone

b)

grimly

c)

monotonous

d)

dubious

13.

An ADJECTIVE that means very serious, unhappy, and sad

a)

dubious

b)

pensive

c)

content

d)

morose

14.

Complete the sentence: This picture frame has so many details that it can be described as ______.

a)

ornate

b)

meticulous

c)

monotonous

d)

tawny

15.

Complete the sentence: The student sat quietly in a _______ mood at his desk thinking about his future.

a)

morose

b)

monotonous

c)

pensive

d)

undaunted

16.

The _____ horse galloped through the field with its many muscles glistening in the sunlight.

a)

tawny

b)

sinewy

c)

shiny

d)

ornate

17.

The dog had a _____ coat that disguised the mud it was rolling in earlier.

a)

ebony

b)

sinewy

c)

morose

d)

tawny

18.

The student, full of ________, talked back to the teacher that was trying to help her.

a)

temerity

b)

rudeness

c)

frustration

d)

maverick

19.

The ____ child stayed away from his classmates, because he was feeling shy.

a)

morose

b)

monotonous

c)

timid

d)

tawny

20.

Undaunted, the soldiers lined up ready to face their enemy. UNDAUNTED means...

a)

Not afraid to continue doing something or trying to do something even though there are problems and danger

b)

feeling fear because of a danger task that must be done

c)

Not afraid to complete a simple, easy task within a certain amount of time

d)

Feeling sadness because a task seems too difficult