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WorksheetsThe Miserable Mill - Chapter 1 to 5
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 57mins
lumps or bundles of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping
cunning
wads
wigs
edible
(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state
grime
treachery
wretched
eerie
having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion
cunning
intelligent
infant
catastrophe
strange and frightening
wads
lovely
stunning
eerie
an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
edible
catastrophe
wretched
cunning
of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant
eerie
wretched
meticulous
atrocious
lose or be without hope
atrocious
despair
elated
infant
betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature
treachery
amiable
grime
echo
a very young child or baby
wads
eerie
infant
adult
dirt ingrained on the surface of something
wretchedness
cunning
grime
edible
a natural or established process by which something is done
grime
eerie
catastrophe
mechanism
fit or suitable to be eaten
edible
poisonous
wads
despair
The building was very ________. It was dark and old.
wretchedness
welcoming
eerie
grime
There were _______ of gum stuck under the table.
eerie
grime
blocks
wads
Look at that plant! Do you think it's ________?
edible
eerie
cunning
infant
She is a very _______ woman. She would say anything to get her way.
wretched
honest
cunning
likeable
An act of kindness can turn __________ into hope.
treachery
eerie
despair
wads
Do you know the _________ behind how our body converts food into energy?
catastrophe
eerie
infant
mechanism
He hasn't showered in a week. His smell must be ____________.
atrocious
sweet
wads
grime
I used to suck my thumbs when I was an __________.
teenager
adult
infant
scared
He was an __________ student, commonly spending sixteen hours a day among his books.
optimist
lazy
assiduous
damp
His shirt was _______ with sweat because of the hot weather.
damp
warm
dry
wool
showing great care and perseverance
careless
blunt
assiduous
lazy
a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution
dormitory
bedroom
school
hotel
look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought
assiduous
blink
cacophony
gaze
a harsh conflicting mixture of sounds
music
foreman
diligent
cacophony
a random collection of things or people
cacophony
assortment
meticulous
damp
a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something
gaze
optimist
pessimist
dormitory
a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
dormitory
optimist
foreman
pessimist
a worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers
foreman
revolting
frontman
employee
moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects
foreman
dry
damp
optimist
causing intense disgust; disgusting
appealing
revolting
lovely
appetizing
(of something bad) happen to someone
befell
surprise
assiduous
diligent
having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
asphalt
diligent
careless
lazy
They were good employees. Always ________ when performing their duties.
diligent
careless
lazy
thoughtless
The workers were glad that they had a great ________.
diligent
picnic
lunch
foreman
The curdled milk tasted ________.
dormitory
sweet
revolting
assiduous
A tragedy _______ Min's daughter.
happened
landed on
came to
befell
Come on, be positive! Don't be such a _________!
optimist
foreman
pessimist
dormitory
I would love to be an ________. But I don't think this idea is going to work.
antagonist
optimist
damp
pessimist
a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other
clang
bunk
clatter
smokestacks
(of a person's eyes) small, round, and gleaming
beady
clatter
midget
coupon
consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
jagged
dismay
canopy
butler
a tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things
quill
lumber
bunk
pincers
a chimney or funnel for discharging smoke from a locomotive, ship, factory, etc. and helping to induce a draft
canopy
smokestacks
dismay
butler
an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed
canopy
muffin
rigor
muffle
extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible
canopy
horrendous
butler
beady
a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds
smokestacks
boom
clang
dismay
the chief manservant of a house
quill
foreman
infant
butler
having rough, sharp points protruding
quill
jagged
smooth
canopy
a voucher entitling the holder to a discount for a particular product
quill
pincers
coupon
canopy
a narrow shelflike bed, typically one of two or more arranged one on top of the other.
beady
bunk
clatter
canopy
2. the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal
pincers
quill
befell
rigor
the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate; severity or strictness,
bunk
rigors
canopy
quill
cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness: (as adjective muffled)
jagged
canopy
smokestacks
muffle
a small domed cake or quick bread made from batter or dough
pincers
muffins
muffle
butler
The dorm was full of _______ beds.
quill
canopy
bunk
muffle
Batman has a _______ named Alfred.
jagged
butler
foreman
coupon
The man stared at them with his _________ eyes.
clang
jagged
gaze
beady
You could tell that the factory was open by looking at the bellowing __________.
muffins
bunks
smokestacks
pincers
_______ are my favorite type of dessert.
Muffles
Smokestacks
Muffins
Pincers
Use these _______ to pull out that nail.
canopy
jagged
bunks
pincers
To my _______, I found out I had not gotten the job.
dismay
bunk
grime
coupon
She heard the bells ________ in the distance.
quill
clanging
smokestacks
jagged
I got a ________ that gives me 50% off on my grocery bill.
coupon
quill
canopy
muffin
cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness: (as adjective muffled)
jagged
canopy
smokestacks
muffle
askew
wolf
Verb: eating (something) hurriedly and noisily
It's important to stay _______ even when you are very successful.
horrid
leap
humble
askew
They were caught trying to _______ diamonds into China.
smuggle
pursue
scrape
gobble
The horse _______ over the tall fence.
frowned
scraped
smuggled
leaped
What's that ______ smell? It smells like curdled milk.
ocular
ponder
horrid
wolfed
It was clear the children had been starving but how quickly they ________ down their food.
wolfed
horrid
askew
acquire
Taking supplements is not a good _________ to a healthy meal.
acquire
ponder
substitute
ocular
The boy tripped and went _________ down the hill.
gypsy
tumbling
predator
bundle
I was working in the garden and got a ________ in my finger.
splinter
skittering
lurking
stride
I called out to him, but he continued to _________ down the corridor.
lurking
sculpture
stride
snarly
Don't go into that alley, I saw someone _________ in the corner.
sculpture
gypsy
scarcely
lurking
I could ________ hear him over the loud music.
scarcely
snarly
skittering
fetch
The ________ of David was a masterpiece made by Michelangelo.
splinter
gypsy
bundle
sculpture
Lions are apex ________ in the jungle.
fetch
tumbling
predators
sculpture
