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Fahrenheit 451, Part 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John is ______ as he wanders from seat to seat during class.

a)

tactile

b)

stolid

c)

nomadic

d)

odious

2.

Dr. King was considered a ________ as he resisted against the norms of America's social structure during the 1950s and 60s.

a)

cacophony

b)

proboscis

c)

stolid

d)

radical

3.

People guilty of the most ______ and hated crimes spend their lives in maximum security penitentiaries (prisons).

a)

odious

b)

proclivity

c)

contempt

d)

heresy

4.

She concealed her feeling by remaining _____ and emotionless.

a)

ravenous

b)

stolid

c)

tactile

d)

melancholy

5.

A _____ is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal.

a)

capillary

b)

contempt

c)

proboscis

d)

cacophony

6.

It was obvious the man was feeling _____ as he stood among the mourners.

a)

ravenous

b)

melancholy

c)

proclivity

d)

heresy

7.

He felt nothing but _____ for her when he found out she cheated on him with his best friend.

a)

stolid

b)

heresy

c)

proclivity

d)

contempt

8.

Just as a puppeteer pulls the strings of a ______, the man behaves exactly as his boss demands.

a)

cacophony

b)

radical

c)

contempt

d)

marionette

9.

The women were accused of ______ as they dared to disagree with church leaders.

a)

radical

b)

heresy

c)

proclivity

d)

melancholy

10.

A ________ of excitement could be heard among the crowd at the Something in the Water music festival.

a)

ravenous

b)

odious

c)

cacophony

d)

tactile

11.

The smell of chocolate chip cookies ____ through the air making the children hungry.

a)

wafts

b)

proclivities

c)

capillaries

d)

marionettes

12.

Children are very ____ learners as they need to touch things when learning.

a)

melancholy

b)

contempt

c)

ravenous

d)

tactile

13.

Strength of one's ______ can vary by age and medical condition as blood flow can weaken with aging.

a)

proboscis

b)

capillaries

c)

contempt

d)

cacophonies

14.

The young woman has a ____ for art as she is talented painter.

a)

contempt

b)

waft

c)

proclivity

d)

tactile

15.

As a child, I had a _____ appetite for reading as I read book after book.

a)

contempt

b)

tactile

c)

tactile

d)

ravenous