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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Relating to Polynesia, its people, or their languages

a)

stout

b)

polynesian

c)

islet

d)

purau

2.

A coral reef running parallel to the shore that separated from it by a channel of deep water.

a)

tumult

b)

Barrier Reef

c)

scorn

d)

squall

3.

(of a place) without inhabitants

a)

Uninhabited

b)

Stout

c)

Pareu

d)

Scorn

4.

A small island

a)

Scorn

b)

Polynesian

c)

Himene

d)

Islet

5.

Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores

a)

squall

b)

scorn

c)

Purau

d)

tumlet

6.

A tropical tree or shrub that has a twisted and branched stem, stilt roots, spiral trufts of long, narrow, typically spiny leave, and fibrous edible.

a)

Pandanus

b)

Albatross

c)

Scorn

d)

Pareu

7.

(of an object) strong and thick. (of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build.

a)

Stout

b)

Millrace

c)

Albatross

d)

Himene

8.

The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.

a)

Millrace

b)

Scorn

c)

Parched

d)

Cachalot

9.

A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings

a)

Gelatinous

b)

islet

c)

Albatross

d)

Himene

10.

A kind of sarong made of a single straight piece of printed cotton cloth worn by polynesians.

a)

Millrace

b)

himene

c)

uninhabited

d)

Pareu

11.

A native song or hymn of French Oceania

a)

Himene

b)

cachalot

c)

Millrace

d)

parched

12.

the channel carrying the swift current of water that drives a mill wheel.

a)

millrace

b)

ominous

c)

parched

d)

pareu

13.

 a state of complete emptiness or destruction.

a)

stout

b)

squall

c)

desolation

d)

cachalot

14.

 a state of complete emptiness or destruction.

a)

cachalot

b)

onimous

c)

squall

d)

albatross

15.

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

a)

inevitably

b)

pareu

c)

stout

d)

ominous

16.

a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.

a)

squall

b)

parched

c)

inevitably

d)

desolation

17.

dried out with heat OR extremely thirsty

a)

parched

b)

exhausted

c)

gelantinous

d)

closely

18.

having the consistency of jelly.

a)

fatherless

b)

squall

c)

gelatinous

d)

ominous

19.

as is certain to happen; unavoidably.

a)

certain

b)

inevitably

c)

familiar

d)

unfortunate

20.

a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

a)

millrace

b)

cachalot

c)

squall

d)

tumult