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WorksheetsNumber the Stars Vocabulary List 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
“Halte!” the soldier ordered in a stern voice.
What does "stern" mean?
worthy of being chosen
laugh at with contempt and derision
strict and demanding
smile contemptuously
She was a stocky ten-year-old, unlike lanky Annemarie.
What does "lanky" mean?
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
smile contemptuously
short and stocky
That meant two helmets, two sets of cold eyes glaring at her, and four tall shiny boots planted firmly on the sidewalk, blocking her path to home.
What does "glaring" mean?
worthy of being chosen
beneath the surface of the water
looking strict and demanding
looking at with a fixed or angry gaze
But Annemarie heard Mama and Papa talk, sometimes at night, about the news they received that way: news of sabotage against the Nazis, bombs hidden and exploded in the factories that produced war materials, and industrial railroad lines damaged so that the goods couldn’t be transported.
What does "sabotage" mean?
having or revealing little emotion
the act of being worthy of being chosen
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
looked strict and demanding
Each morning, he had come from the palace on his horse, Jubilee, and ridden alone through the streets of Copenhagen, greeting his people.
What does "jubilee" mean?
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
a special anniversary or the celebration of it
the act of being worthy of being chosen
in a rebellious manner
Her fingers moved rapidly, turning the thin white thread into an intricate narrow border. What does "intricate" mean?
messy
being chosen
silent
elaborate or fancy
Then she hesitated and glanced at her mother, fearful that she had said the wrong thing, the thing that would bring the pained look to her mother’s face What does "hesitated" mean?
pause or hold back in uncertainty
to give or restore confidence in someone
to hurry up and go on
to elaborate or add details
He was a tall teenager with thick glasses, stooped shoulders, and (a) hair. What word belongs in the blank?
“And I suppose they took a big basket of pink-frosted cupcakes with them,” Annemarie said sarcastically to her sister.
What does "sarcastic" mean?
look at with a fixed or angry gaze
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
strict and demanding
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
The door opened and Kirsti stomped in, her face tear-stained and glowering. What does "glower" mean?
look disappointed
look heartbroken
look angry
look excited
“Silly,” Annemarie scoffed. “You never saw the fireworks.”
What does "scoff" mean?
trying to stay quiet
laughing nonstop
laugh at with contempt and derision
said seriously
“All right, Scarlett, I’m coming,” Ellen replied in a ____________voice.
What word belongs in the blank?
scoff
unruly
lanky
sophisticated
It had made Annemarie feel sad and proud, too, to picture the tall, aging king, perhaps with tears in his blue eyes, as he looked at the remains of his small navy, which now lay _____________ and broken in the harbor.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
sabotage
lanky
submerged
jubilee
“All right, then,” she said. “But you mustn’t tell anyone that they’re fish. I don’t want anyone to know.” She took her new shoes, holding them ___________, and put them on a chair.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
glard
intricate
disdainfully
submerged
“We can find another button someplace,” Annemarie reassured her. “Or we can take one from the bottom of the jacket and move it up. It won’t show very much.”
What does "reassure" mean?
submerged
speak rudely to
laugh at with contempt
soothe
