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Number the Stars - Vocabulary 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a synonym of deftly?

a)

skillfully

b)

awkwardly

c)

clumsily

d)

silly

2.

What is the best definition of mourn?

a)

to feel or show grief or sorrow, especially over someone's death

b)

to tell or show in a way that is misleading

c)

acting or saying something in a rude manner

d)

doing something with great skill or action

3.

What is an example of taut?

a)

The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.

b)

Her dress looked taut blowing in the wind.

c)

The ocean waves were taut flowing back to the sea.

d)

The music was so soothing and taut.

4.

What is the best definition for distorted?

a)

acting or saying something in a rude manner

b)

uncertain; not fully planned out

c)

to tell or show in a way that is misleading

d)

to do something with great skill or action

5.

An antonym for mourn is

a)

grieve

b)

cry

c)

celebrate

d)

sorrow

6.

What is the best definition for taut?

a)

uncertain; not fully planned out

b)

to stick out

c)

to tell or show in a way that is misleading

d)

pulled tight; tense or stressed

7.

True or False. The following sentence uses the word protrude correctly:

He would look more polished if his pockets didn't protrude from his pants.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The faces of friends and family looked ruefully as they gathered to pay their last respects.

What does ruefully mean?

a)

regretfully

b)

joyfully

c)

happily

d)

confidently

9.

An antonym for tentatively is

a)

confidently

b)

hesitatingly

c)

slowly

d)

cautiously

10.

Chose what protrudes means as used in the following sentence:

The bone protrudes from the skinny woman's hip.

a)

shines

b)

sticks out

c)

sits sideways

d)

feels sharp

11.

Which is an example of someone doing something deftly?

a)

a person spent ten minutes on his/her homework and earned a C

b)

a person going to get a coffee from Starbucks every morning before work

c)

a person catching the most passes in a football game and helping his/her team win the game

d)

a person tripping on the carpet and spilling a coke on the copy machine

12.

Which of the following would NOT cause you to reply haughtily?

a)

a girl accusing you of looking at her test to cheat when you were only picking up the pencil you dropped

b)

a boy screamed at you to get out of his way when you were getting in line like the teacher asked

c)

a friend asked you what you did on your vacation to Disney World

d)

a teammate announcing that you caused them to lose the championship because you ran the wrong way on the last play of the game

13.

What is the best definition of haughtily?

a)

acting or saying something in a rude manner

b)

to feel or show grief or sorrow, especially over someone's death

c)

to tell or show in a a way that is misleading

d)

to stick out

14.

A synonym of distorted is

a)

flawless

b)

perfect

c)

twisted out of shape

d)

stressed