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Fahrenheit 451 Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

cacophony

a)

a wooden puppet

b)

crushed into a powder or dust

c)

an unpleasant combination of sounds

d)

powerful rush of water

2.

abyss

a)

a deep gorge or chasm; a vast empty space

b)

burned wood or fuel

c)

eating greedily and to excess

d)

a large tomb

3.

melancholy

a)

unable to catch fire easily

b)

several layers of something, usually land

c)

natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

d)

feeling or causing sadness

4.

seized

a)

took hold of something quickly and firmly

b)

a case for a blade

c)

a case for a blade

d)

a device that separates substances

5.

waft

a)

a furnace for burning trash

b)

to float gently through the air

c)

relating to the sense of smell

d)

relating to the sense of touch

6.

proclivities

a)

depths of water

b)

faking; pretending

c)

natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

d)

lacking human feelings of pity or remorse

7.

luminescent

a)

ability to view things without emotion or prejudice

b)

able to emit light by means other than heat

c)

an unpleasant combination of sounds

d)

in a confused manner

8.

devotion

a)

faking; pretending

b)

a furnace for burning trash

c)

crushed into a powder or dust

d)

a deep commitment of love

9.

torrent

a)

a powerful rush of water

b)

natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

c)

a wooden puppet

d)

eating greedily and to excess

10.

feigning

a)

a pronouncement of guilt

b)

able to emit light by means other than heat

c)

faking; pretending

d)

the study of projectiles or firearms

11.

bewilderedly

a)

took hold of something quickly and firmly

b)

in a confused manner

c)

an outlet for smoke or heat

d)

eating greedily and to excess

12.

jargon

a)

a deep commitment of love

b)

poisonous

c)

ability to view things without emotion or prejudice

d)

a language used by a specialized group

13.

objectivity

a)

ability to view things without emotion or prejudice

b)

depths of water

c)

not concrete; theoretical

d)

lacking human feelings of pity or remorse

14.

sheath

a)

took hold of something quickly and firmly

b)

a case for a blade

c)

a furnace for burning trash

d)

faking; pretending

15.

ventilator

a)

several layers of something, usually land

b)

unable to catch fire easily

c)

a device to circulate fresh air

d)

the study of projectiles or firearms

16.

Use in a sentence:

venomous

4 lines
17.

Use in a sentence:

pulverized

4 lines
18.

Use in a sentence:

luminescent

4 lines
19.

Use in a sentence:

abstract

4 lines
20.

Use in a sentence:

seized

4 lines