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Paper Towns "The Vessel" Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj.) Not exactly known, established or defined

a)

Inquisitorial

b)

Imperceptible

c)

Encompass

d)

Indeterminate

2.

According to the approach, children learn by adding small 'building blocks' of understanding to their existing knowledge structures - their 'mental frameworks'. What do we call such a mental framework?

a)

Object permanence

b)

Schema

c)

Symbolic thought

d)

Assimilation

3.

What is someone who moves from one area of the country to another?

a)

immigrant

b)

neutral

c)

migrant

d)

flimsy

4.
He said something which showed his mind was wandering and he had become _______.
a)
analogous
b)
tacit
c)
flighty
d)
uncouth
5.

Something that is _____________ gives off a lot of light.

a)

sputtered

b)

chugged

c)

incandescent

d)

phonograph

6.
A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views
a)
dire
b)
sham
c)
rant
d)
kerfuffle
7.

Baffled; Confused (adjective)

a)

Plurality

b)

Nonplussed

c)

Insular

d)

Innumerable

8.

Check the box of the sentence that uses amiably correctly.

a)

I have a very amiably friend that I have known for years.

b)

I have amiably friends all around me.

c)

Piglet amiably shook Pooh's hand the first time they met in the forest.

d)

At home today I was being amiably to my sister.

e)

The man greeted his friend in a amiably way.

9.

Not having or showing emotion, to be emotionless

a)

Impassive

b)

Reluctantly

c)

Ruefully

10.
That’s when she said it: “I’m breaking up with you.” And that’s when she ____ a massive hole the size of a crater into my used-to-be heart.
a)
stammered
b)
billowy
c)
urged
d)
gouged
11.
What is the meaning of the word "rivulet"?
a)
Somewhere you can swim or fish.
b)
A very deep lake
c)
A powerful cascade 
d)
A small brook or stream 
12.

relinquish control over something

a)

cede

b)

contrition

c)

coalition

d)

bolster

13.

Doing something in a skillful, quick, or clever way.

a)

expertise

b)

derision

c)

fluent

d)

deftly

14.

Which is a synonym for halcycon?

a)

Prove

b)

Permitted

c)

Pleasant

d)

Ponder

15.

charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful

a)

idyllic

b)

unconscionable

c)

Death

d)

gest

16.

with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time

a)

commentary

b)

acute

c)

duration

d)

eerie

17.

not real or true, being imaginary.

a)

fictitious

b)

puzzled

c)

partition

d)

remarked

18.
The plan went so terribly that everyone called it an ___ failure.
a)
Abject
b)
Abdicate
c)
Hinder
d)
Incriminate