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35B Vocab | The green children of Woolpit

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means this?

a large hole in the ground

a)

pit

b)

inevitably

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

2.

What word means this?

very excited and interested

a)

pit

b)

inevitably

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

3.

What word means this?

to eat or drink, especially a lot of something

a)

pit

b)

inevitably

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

4.

What word means this?

unavoidably

a)

pit

b)

inevitably

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

5.

What word means this?

arousing great interest or curiosity

a)

pit

b)

persecute

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

6.

What word means this?

continual; permanent

a)

pit

b)

perpetual

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

twilight

7.

What word means this?

half-light; dusk

a)

pit

b)

perpetual

c)

eager

d)

intriguing

e)

twilight

8.

What word means this?

attracting attention; impressive

a)

delight

b)

striking

c)

gradually

d)

terrified

e)

puzzled

9.

What word means this?

very frightened; horrified

a)

delight

b)

striking

c)

gradually

d)

terrified

e)

puzzled

10.

What word means this?

extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy

a)

delight

b)

striking

c)

gradually

d)

terrified

e)

puzzled

11.

What word means this?

to pursue; maltreat

a)

pit

b)

inevitably

c)

persecute

d)

intriguing

e)

consume

12.

What word means this?

confused because you do not understand something

a)

delight

b)

striking

c)

gradually

d)

terrified

e)

puzzled

13.

What word means this?

slowly and in small stages or amounts

a)

delight

b)

striking

c)

gradually

d)

terrified

e)

puzzled

14.

Any diet . . . . . . . changes our meal and snack habits.

a)

intriguing

b)

delight

c)

puzzled

d)

inevitably

15.

The story wasn’t only well-written but was also extremely . . . . . . . .

a)

intriguing

b)

delight

c)

puzzled

d)

inevitably

16.

To the family’s . . . . . . . she announced that she was getting married.

a)

intriguing

b)

delight

c)

puzzled

d)

inevitably

17.

Roger was . . . . . . when he heard her explanation.

a)

intriguing

b)

striking

c)

puzzled

d)

eager

18.

It was a place of . . . . . . . beauty.

a)

gradually

b)

striking

c)

terrified

d)

eager

19.

Everyone was . . . . . . to hear the information he had found out.

a)

gradually

b)

striking

c)

terrified

d)

eager

20.

She . . . . . . . built up a reputation as a successful lawyer.

a)

gradually

b)

striking

c)

terrified

d)

eager

21.

The children were so . . . . . . . . that they refused to say anything.

a)

gradually

b)

striking

c)

terrified

d)

eager

22.

What does it mean:

to take pity on

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to regard something as certain

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

23.

What does it mean:

to take something for granted

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to regard something as certain

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

24.

What does it mean:

to take something into account

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to accept the bad along with the good

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

25.

What does it mean:

to take something to heart

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to accept the bad along with the good

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

26.

What does it mean:

to take the rough with the smooth

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to accept the bad along with the good

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

27.

What does it mean:

to take a / the hint

a)

to feel sympathy and sadness for someone

b)

to accept the bad along with the good

c)

to consider

d)

to be affected emotionally

e)

to understand what something means and to act on it

28.

The old couple . . . . . him and gave him food

a)

took pity on

b)

took for granted

c)

took into account

d)

took the hint

e)

took the rough with the smooth

29.

We often . . . . our freedom . . . . .

a)

take pity on

b)

take . . . for granted

c)

take . . . into account

d)

took the hint

e)

took the rough with the smooth

30.

I hope my teacher will . . . . . . . the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.

a)

take pity on

b)

take for granted

c)

take into account

d)

take the hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth

31.

Don't . . . . . . . . - he was only joking about your hair.

a)

take it to heart

b)

take it for granted

c)

take it into account

d)

take the hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth

32.

I’ve tried to get him to leave, but he can’t . . . . . . .

a)

take it to heart

b)

take it for granted

c)

take it into account

d)

take a hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth

33.

That's relationships for you - you have to . . . . . . . . . . . .

a)

take it to heart

b)

take it for granted

c)

take it into account

d)

take a hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth

34.

She didn't even . . . . . . . . to wish me good morning.

a)

take it to heart

b)

take the time

c)

take it into account

d)

take a hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth

35.

If something . . . . . . an unpleasant situation, it makes it less unpleasant.

a)

takes the sting out of

b)

takes the time

c)

takes it into account

d)

takes a hint

e)

takes the rough with the smooth

36.

The new policy of shorter working hours will serve to . . . . . . . the pay cut.

a)

take the sting out of

b)

take the time

c)

take it into account

d)

take a hint

e)

take the rough with the smooth