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The Monkey's Paw Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Placidly means...

a)

Aggressively

b)

Peacefully

c)

Slowly

2.

Rubicund means...

a)

Reddish in complexion

b)

Round and tall

3.

Amiably means...

a)

Having good-natured personal qualities

b)

Having irrational personal qualities

c)

Having mysterious personal qualities

4.

Doggedly means...

a)

Loudly

b)

Stubbornly

c)

Solemnly

5.

Marred means...

a)

Beautiful and pristine

b)

Damaged or destroyed

6.

Condoled means...

a)

To trick your enemy

b)

To express anger and fear

c)

To express sympathy

7.

Doughty means...

a)

Weak

b)

Valiant

8.

Presumptuous means...

a)

Inquisitive

b)

Bold

c)

Silly

9.

Enthralled means...

a)

Bored

b)

Distracted

c)

Captivated

10.

Jarred means...

a)

Causing physical shock

b)

Causing physically illness

c)

Causing physical pain

11.

to MALIGN someone means to slander them

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Dubiously means...

a)

Honestly

b)

Suspiciously

13.

ill-gotten means...

a)

Acquired in an evil way

b)

Acquired in an honest way

14.

Something that is PROSAIC is...

a)

Stunning

b)

Magical

c)

Strange

d)

Ordinary

15.

Frivolous means...

a)

Logical

b)

Not serious

c)

Important

16.

A person who is AVARICIOUS is...

a)

Generous

b)

Intelligent

c)

Ambitious

d)

Greedy

17.

Reverberated mean...

a)

Reversed

b)

Echoed