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WorksheetsFinal Reading Vocabulary
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
one or more steps at the entrance of a building
vault
stoop
bodega
intent
a firmly focus way; with concentration
stoop
intently
musty
impromptu
made or done on the spur of the moment
stoop
vaulted
tentatively
impromptu
one or more steps at the entrance of a building
vault
stoop
bodega
intent
a firmly focus way; with concentration
stoop
intently
musty
impromptu
made or done on the spur of the moment
stoop
vaulted
tentatively
impromptu
hesitantly, uncertainly
tentively
commence
involuntary
tremor
to begin; start
tremor
involuntaryly
commence
eerie
a shaking or trembling movement
commence
eerie
intently
tremor
not done willingly
intently
ominous
gnaw
involuntary
rough, twisted, and knotted
gnarled
eerie
stoop
ominous
threatening harm or evil
ominous
gnarled
intently
commence
can refer to a bar, a restaurant, a shop, or pantry
commence
stoop
bodega
impromptu
means jumped
tentatively
bodega
vaulted
Harlem
A section of Manhattan in New York City
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Harlem
New Jersey
weird, especially in a frightening way
ominious
musty
impromptu
eerie
If something is "musty" it is
fresh smelling
fruity smelling
moldy and stale smelling
dirty smelling
“His father’s words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears.”
What does "rumble" most likely mean
to fight in the street
to make a low, deep sound
to fall
“Down the block there was an old tenement that had been abandoned for some months.”
What does "tenement" most likely mean
a place where people live
a place where people work
a place where people shop
“Some of the guys had held an impromptu checker tournament there the week before, and Greg had noticed that the door, once boarded over, had been slightly ajar.”
What does "ajar" most likely mean?
slightly open
a storage container
completely closed
“He vaulted over the outer stairs and pushed tentatively on the door.”
What does "vaulted" most likely mean?
to jump over
to climb over
to step over
“’You OK for a youngster,’ the old man said as he tied the strings around his leg, ‘better than those scalawags what come here looking for my treasure.’”
What does "scalawag" most likely mean?
troublemakers
community volunteers
social media influencers
"His father's brows knitted over his deep brown eyes"
What does "knitted" most likely mean?
to move your eyebrows in order to show dislike or frustration
to make a blanket with your eye brows
to move your eyebrows in order to show surprise
How the story is composed to include: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution?
