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"Sleepy Hollow" Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a ghostly figure

a)

hollow

b)

apparition

c)

psalms

d)

formidable

2.

lived in

a)

inhabited

b)

superstition

c)

apparition

d)

persisted

3.

very thin and bony with hollow eyes and a starved look

a)

descendants

b)

gaunt

c)

spacious

d)

hypocrite

4.

dark and gloomy

a)

apparitions

b)

parched

c)

gaunt

d)

dismal

5.

Having much space

a)

spacious

b)

inhabited

c)

gaunt

d)

brusquely

6.

made hot and dried

a)

endeavored

b)

persisted

c)

parched

d)

hypocrite

7.

tried hard

a)

hypocrite

b)

descendants

c)

persisted

d)

endeavored

8.

refused to stop or be changed

a)

parched

b)

persisted

c)

endeavored

d)

gaunt

9.

a person who pretends to be very good or religious

a)

brusquely

b)

descendants

c)

hypocrite

d)

inhabited

10.

done without interest or energy

a)

unenthusiastically

b)

brusquely

c)

dismal

d)

parched

11.

offspring; children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc.

a)

parched

b)

gaunt

c)

hypocrite

d)

descendants

12.

done in an abrupt manner

a)

gaunt

b)

parched

c)

unenthusiastically

d)

brusquely

13.

"In one of those ________ coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson River, there lies a small market port known as Terrytown".

a)

gaunt

b)

parched

c)

spacious

d)

brusquely

14.

"Not far away is a small valley known as Sleepy Hollow, ________ by _________ of the original Dutch settlers."

a)

inhabited, descendants

b)

inhabited, hypocrite

c)

spacious, descendants

d)

gaunt, descendants

15.

"The dominant spirit haunting this enchanted region, and commander in chief of all the _________ of the air, is a ghostly figure on horseback, minus a head."

a)

hypocrite

b)

apparitions

c)

persisted

d)

parched

16.

"Ichabod (__________): But a very fine one!"

a)

gaunt

b)

brusquely

c)

unenthusiastically

d)

spacious

17.

"Yes! My throat is ________."

a)

gaunt

b)

spacious

c)

parched

d)

dismal

18.

"Brom (_______): Come Katrina, It's getting late."

a)

brusquely

b)

unenthusiastically

c)

dismal

d)

descendants

19.

"This is your fault, Crane. You psalm singing ________. I've a mind to wrap you up and toss you into the river."

a)

persisted

b)

inhabited

c)

descendants

d)

hypocrite

20.

"Ichabod _______ in his pursuit of Katrina, though he sometimes wondered if she would ever realize his love for her."

a)

persisted

b)

parched

c)

brusquely

d)

unenthusiastically

21.

"Gunpowder was ______ and had a head like a hammer."

a)

dismal

b)

gaunt

c)

parched

d)

inhabited

22.

"Heavy hearted and crestfallen, Ichabod rode homeward. The late hour was as _____ as himself."

a)

spacious

b)

gaunt

c)

dismal

d)

spacious

23.

What is a synonym for dismal?

a)

Cheerful

b)

Bright

c)

dark

d)

happy

24.

What is an antonym for spacious?

a)

dreary

b)

roomy

c)

generous

d)

cramped