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The Outsiders Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does quivering mean?

a)

Confused or very puzzled

b)

State of being distant, remote, or withdrawn

c)

Trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion

d)

To evade or escape from something in a skillful way

2.

What word means incapable of being fully explored or understood?

(a)  

3.

I walked in the room gingerly because I knew the students were trying to scare me.

What does the underlined word mean?

a)

In a way that shows irritation, ill humor, or gloom

b)

A strong feeling that something is about to happen

c)

State of being distant, remote, or withdrawn

d)

In a careful or cautious manner

4.

What word means:

unwiling or unable to believe something

(a)  

5.

What does nonchalantly mean?

a)

In a casually calm and relaxed manner

b)

Careful or cautious manner

c)

Without stopping

d)

Without respect

6.

Gallantly means in a (a)   or heroic manner

7.

Which word best fits this sentence?

Johnny sits in a state of _____________________ in his house with his parents.

a)

sullenly

b)

unceasingly

c)

aloofness

d)

unfathomable

8.

What word means without stopping?

(a)  

9.

What words would be synonyms for clad?

a)

Slow, lazy

b)

Brave, heroic

c)

Covered, dressed

d)

Careful, cautious

10.

What is a premonition?

a)

State of being distant, remote, or withdrawn

b)

A strong feeling that someting is about to happen

c)

Unwilling or unable to believe something

d)

INcapable of being fully explored or understood

11.

If I ask imploringly, I'm asking for something in an (a)   manner.

12.

What does sullenly mean?

a)

In a slow, lazy way

b)

In a careful or cautious manner

c)

In a way that shows irritation, ill humor, or gloom

d)

In a casually calm and relaxed manner

13.

What word best fits in this sentence?

Dally (a)   the cops so he didn't go to jail.

14.

What word means feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment?

a)

bias

b)

unfthomable

c)

incredulous

d)

indignant

15.

What word would best fit in this sentence?

Johnny (a)   to Ponyboy and Two-Bit in the hospital?

16.

To speak to someone contempuously means you speak to them _____________________.

a)

without respect

b)

without stopping

c)

in a calm and relaxed manner

d)

while trembling

17.

What word means: filled with horror or shock?

(a)  

18.

If I'm in a stupor, what does that mean?

a)

feeling like something bad is going to happen

b)

in a careful or cautious manner

c)

state of near unconsciousness

d)

in a way tht shows sorrow or regret

19.

Ruefully means a way to express sorror or (a)   ?

20.

What word best fits this sentence?

Johnny ___________________ Dally.

a)

eluded

b)

drawled

c)

idolized

d)

quivered

21.

If I'm bewildered, I'm (a)   or puzzled.