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Outsiders Vocab & Questions

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

asset

a)

with great care or caution

b)

opposition; antagonism; jealousy

c)

failure to understand fully

d)

benefit; advantage

2.

unfathomable

a)

failure to understand fully

b)

with great care or caution

c)

benefit; advantage

d)

opposition; antagonism; jealousy

3.

rivalry

a)

benefit; advantage

b)

opposition; antagonism; jealousy

c)

failure to understand fully

d)

with great care or caution

4.

gingerly

a)

opposition; antagonism; jealousy

b)

failure to understand fully

c)

with great care or caution

d)

benefit; advantage

5.

sagely

a)

wisely; with wisdom

b)

disbelieving or doubtful

c)

common sense; practical understanding; to know or understand

d)

playfully mischievous person

6.

savvy

a)

wisely; with wisdom

b)

playfully mischievous person

c)

common sense; practical understanding; to know or understand

d)

disbelieving or doubtful

7.

rogue

a)

disbelieving or doubtful

b)

playfully mischievous person

c)

common sense; practical understanding; to know or

understand

d)

wisely; with wisdom

8.

incredulous

a)

disbelieving or doubtful

b)

An article in a newspaper presenting the opinion of the

publisher

c)

A light cotton fabric in multicolored plaid used for

shirts and jackets

d)

casually; unconcerned

9.

nonchalantly

a)

casually; unconcerned

b)

disbelieving or doubtful

c)

playfully mischievous person

d)

A light cotton fabric in multicolored plaid used for 

shirts and jackets

10.

editorial

a)

A light cotton fabric in multicolored plaid used for

shirts and jackets

b)

disbelieving or doubtful

c)

casually; unconcerned

d)

an article in a newspaper presenting the opinion of the

publisher

11.

madras

a)

A light cotton fabric in multicolored plaid used for

shirts and jackets

b)

compassionate, exhibiting a feeling of sympathy

c)

casually; unconcerned

d)

disbelieving or doubtful

12.

sympathetic

a)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

b)

compassionate, exhibiting a feeling of sympathy

c)

casually; unconcerned

d)

disbelieving or doubtful

13.

quiver

a)

to shake with a slight motion; vibrate

tremulously; tremble

b)

compassionate, exhibiting a feeling of sympathy

c)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

d)

casually; unconcerned

14.

reputation

a)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

b)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

c)

the estimation or level at which a thing or person is

held

d)

compassionate, exhibiting a feeling of sympathy

15.

suspicious

a)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

b)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

c)

a thug or gangster

d)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

16.

hastily

a)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

b)

showing disbelief, skeptical

c)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

d)

compassionate, exhibiting a feeling of sympathy

17.

hesitation

a)

a thug or gangster

b)

the act of delaying due to uncertainty of the mind

c)

confused, not able to think clearly

d)

defiant or resistant to authority

18.

hoodlum

a)

a thug or gangster

b)

confused,not able to think clearly

c)

defiant or resistant to authority

d)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

19.

scatterbrained

a)

the act of delaying due to uncertainty of the mind

b)

a thug or gangster

c)

confused, not able to think clearly

d)

to wrap or envelope something to prevent sound

20.

muffle

a)

confused, not able to think clearly

b)

defiant or resistant to authority

c)

to wrap or envelope something to prevent sound

d)

a thug or gangster

21.

rebellious

a)

defiant or resistant to authority

b)

to wrap or envelope something to prevent sound

c)

confused, not able to think clearly

d)

moving or acting speedy, hurried, or quickly

22.

rumble

a)

tending to cause or excite, questionable

b)

confused, not able to think clearly

c)

the act of delaying due to uncertainty of the mind

d)

a street fight between teenage gangs

23.

What is a narrator?

a)

the person who writes the story

b)

the person who voices the story

c)

the protagonist

d)

the main character

24.

Who is the narrator of the outsiders?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Dally (Dallas)

d)

Johnny

25.

Define setting

a)

time and place of a story

b)

the tone

c)

where the story was written

d)

when the story was written

26.

What is the setting of the outsiders?

a)

California, 1950s

b)

Brooklyn,1960s

c)

Oklahoma, 1970s

d)

Oklahoma, 1960s

27.

How old is Ponyboy Curtis?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

19

28.

How much money did Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny pay to get into the movie?

a)

10 cents

b)

25 cents

c)

Nothing, they snuck in.

d)

Nothing, Two-bit works at the theater and let them in.

29.

Why did Ponyboy consider Sodapop his favorite brother?

a)

He saved his life.

b)

He was more fun.

c)

He was always happy and understanding.

d)

Ponyboy aspires to be just like him.

30.

What part of speech is gingerly?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

31.

What part of speech is digest?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb