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Tuck Everlasting Chapters 1 - 5

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means to suddenly change directions?

a)

ambled

b)

tangent

c)

tranquil

d)

melancholy

2.

What is the definition of peculiar?

a)

to pick fruits or vegetables

b)

to suddenly change direction

c)

strange or odd; unusual

d)

Normal, expected

3.

Which pair of words is the synonym and antonym for outrage?

a)

shock, anger

b)

wrath, delight

c)

happiness, calm

d)

strange, normal

4.

What is the definition of ambled?

a)

to be full of sadness

b)

peaceful, calm, pleasant

c)

extreme anger

d)

to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.

5.

Which word means to act in a manner contrary, or opposite, to what is expected or accepted?

a)

ambled

b)

tranquil

c)

oppositional

d)

perversely

6.

Which pair of words are the synonym and antonym for tranquil?

a)

calm; peaceful

b)

chaotic; loud

c)

peaceful; chaotic

d)

jewelry; pin

7.

Which word means a feeling of overwhelming sadness?

a)

melancholy

b)

joy

c)

unhappy

d)

lucky

8.

What is the definition of plaintively?

a)

expressing joy, especially in a fun, hopeful way

b)

sounding sad, especially in a weak, complaining way

c)

sounding exuberant, especially in an outrageous way

d)

sounding gloomy, especially in a overwhelmingly sad way

9.

Which word means, "A piece of jewelery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes"?

a)

earring

b)

button

c)

necklace

d)

brooch

10.

Which pair of words are the synonym and antonym for instinct?

a)

insult; compliment

b)

learned; taught

c)

knack; natural

d)

ability; learned

11.

What is the definition of self-deprecation?

a)

tending or serving to overly compliment one's self

b)

tending or serving to disparage or undervalue oneself

c)

tending or serving to disparage others

d)

tending or serving to overly compliment others

12.

Which word means markedly irritating or annoying?

a)

galling

b)

melancholy

c)

tranquil

d)

tangent

13.

Why does Winnie talk to the toad?

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14.

What are two reasons why the man in the yellow suit seems suspicious? Make sure you select two answers.

a)

He speaks with Winnie for a long time

b)

He rides up on a horse

c)

He is wearing a yellow suit

d)

He keeps asking questions about the family and the neighbors

15.

Why does Winnie want to run away from home?

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16.

What is Mae Tuck's most important possession?

a)

Her brooch

b)

the music box

c)

her horse

d)

Winnie

17.

What is the man in the yellow suit looking for or wanting to know?

a)

the horse he lost in the wood

b)

information about a family

c)

the source of the music

d)

his long lost family members

18.

Who does Winnie's grandmother blame for the music?

a)

The Man in the Yellow Suit

b)

Mae Tuck

c)

Jesse Tuck

d)

Elves

19.

Why is Jesse relieved to hear his mother, Mae, calling out his name?

a)

Jesse is relieved that Mae has arrived to deal with the situation

b)

Jesse wants to introduce Winnie to Mae

c)

Jesse can't wait to tell Mae how he's handled the situation

d)

Jesse hopes that Mae has brought his father with her

20.

Where is the little spring?

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21.

This question is for EXTRA CREDIT. Why do you indent a paragraph? How do you indent a paragraph?

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