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The Miserable Mill Vocabulary - Chapter 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was an __________ student, commonly spending sixteen hours a day among his books.

a)

optimist

b)

lazy

c)

assiduous

d)

damp

2.

His shirt was _______ with sweat because of the hot weather.

a)

damp

b)

warm

c)

dry

d)

wool

3.

showing great care and perseverance

a)

careless

b)

blunt

c)

assiduous

d)

lazy

4.

a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution

a)

dormitory

b)

bedroom

c)

school

d)

hotel

5.

look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought

a)

assiduous

b)

blink

c)

cacophony

d)

gaze

6.

a harsh conflicting mixture of sounds

a)

music

b)

foreman

c)

diligent

d)

cacophony

7.

a random collection of things or people

a)

cacophony

b)

assortment

c)

meticulous

d)

damp

8.

a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something

a)

gaze

b)

optimist

c)

pessimist

d)

dormitory

9.

a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

a)

dormitory

b)

optimist

c)

foreman

d)

pessimist

10.

a worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers

a)

foreman

b)

revolting

c)

frontman

d)

employee

11.

moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects

a)

foreman

b)

dry

c)

damp

d)

optimist

12.

causing intense disgust; disgusting

a)

appealing

b)

revolting

c)

lovely

d)

appetizing

13.

(of something bad) happen to someone

a)

befell

b)

surprise

c)

assiduous

d)

diligent

14.

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

a)

asphalt

b)

diligent

c)

careless

d)

lazy

15.

They were good employees. Always ________ when performing their duties.

a)

diligent

b)

careless

c)

lazy

d)

thoughtless

16.

The workers were glad that they had a great ________.

a)

diligent

b)

picnic

c)

lunch

d)

foreman

17.

The curdled milk tasted ________.

a)

dormitory

b)

sweet

c)

revolting

d)

assiduous

18.

A tragedy _______ Min's daughter.

a)

happened

b)

landed on

c)

came to

d)

befell

19.

Come on, be positive! Don't be such a _________!

a)

optimist

b)

foreman

c)

pessimist

d)

dormitory

20.

I would love to be an ________. But I don't think this idea is going to work.

a)

antagonist

b)

optimist

c)

damp

d)

pessimist