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The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the underlined word? Mr. White and his son were playing chess, Mr. White put his king into "...unnecessary and sharp perils that..."

a)

greedy

b)

dangers

c)

secrets

d)

evil

2.

What does the underlined word mean? "I'm afraid it will turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you."

a)

scared

b)

ugly

c)

greedy

d)

sympathy

3.

Destiny; The universal force that determines what happens in a person's life

a)

peril

b)

grave

c)

provoke

d)

fate

4.

Clues an author gives that hint at what will happen later in the story

a)

foreshadowing

b)

inference

c)

dialogue

d)

theme

5.

A tendency to believe too easily

a)

compensation

b)

credulity

c)

prosaic

d)

peril

6.

Dull or ordinary

a)

resignation

b)

prosaic

c)

condole

d)

compensation

7.

Something, such as money, that is received as payment

a)

compensation

b)

peril

c)

fate

d)

grimace

8.

What is the best definition for the word Talisman?

a)

An object that brings good luck

b)

And object that brings despair to mankind

c)

An expression of sympathy

d)

The acceptance of something inescapable

9.

What does the word "credulity" mean in the sentences below?

"His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman..."

"The sick boy's mother was full of credulity, knowing fiercely that the medicine would work."

a)

belief

b)

foolishness

c)

ignorance

d)

surprise

10.

A message about life or human nature is called...

a)

inference

b)

dialogue

c)

foreshadowing

d)

theme

11.

Something that is dangerous is called...

a)

condole

b)

credulity

c)

peril

d)

grimace

12.

To express sympathy for someone

a)

fate

b)

prosaic

c)

grimace

d)

condole

13.

A facial expression of pain or disgust

a)

grimace

b)

resignation

c)

compensation

d)

credulity

14.

The acceptance of something that is inescapable

a)

compensation

b)

condole

c)

resignation

d)

peril

15.

A written conversation between two or more characters

a)

foreshadowing

b)

theme

c)

dialogue

d)

inference

16.

Themes that are found in literature across many cultures or time periods

a)

Universal

b)

Imagery

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Dialogue