WorksheetsBlood on the River Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what perspective is this novel written?
a)
First-person, Captain Smith is the narrator
b)
Third-person, the narrator is omniscient and knows all
c)
Third-person, the narrator tells the story
d)
First-person, Samuel is the narrator
2.
What does it mean to be mistrustful?
a)
To be lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
b)
To be easily tricked because of being too trusting
c)
To not trust others
d)
To be guilty of treason
3.
What does it mean to be gullible?
a)
To be lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
b)
To be guilty of treason
c)
To not trust others
d)
To be easily tricked because of being too trusting
4.
What is the definition of motif?
a)
The way someone sees or understands something
b)
When a person talks about someone or treats them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are
c)
A person who does not trust others
d)
A repeated idea that contributes to the overall message, or theme, of a story
5.
What is the definition of a traitor?
a)
When a person talks about someone or treats them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are
b)
A person who is guilty of treason
c)
A repeated idea that contributes to the overall message of a story
d)
A person who does not trust others
6.
What does it mean to diminish someone?
a)
To be lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
b)
To be easily tricked because of being too trusting
c)
To be guilty of treason
d)
To talk about someone in a way that makes them appear less important
7.
What does it mean to be slothful?
a)
To be guilty of treason
b)
To not trust others
c)
To be easily tricked because of being too trusting
d)
To be lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
8.
What does it mean for something to be monotonous?
a)
To not trust others
b)
To be guilty of treason
c)
To be easily tricked because of being too trusting
d)
To be repeated and never change
9.
What is perspective?
a)
Easily tricked because of being too trusting
b)
The way someone sees or understands something in a certain way
c)
Guilty of treason
d)
Lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
10.
What is perseverance?
a)
Guilty of treason
b)
To not trust others
c)
To be lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
d)
When you continue with something even though it is difficult
11.
What are confines?
a)
Boundaries or limits
b)
Lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work
c)
A repeated idea that contributes to the overall message of a story
d)
A long trip by way of boat
12.
What does desolate mean?
a)
A long trip by way of boat
b)
A type of entertaining ceremony
c)
A place that is empty of people and lacking in comfort
d)
A place that is crowded with people and buildings
13.
What is a palisade?
a)
A type of boat
b)
A fence of wooden posts driven into the ground to protect people
c)
To be guilty of treason
d)
A type of trap filled with water that protects boundaries
14.
What does encroaching mean?
a)
A repeated idea that contributes to the overall message of a story
b)
Leaving
c)
To take over someone’s rights or to take over someone’s land
d)
An act of treason
15.
What is an oration?
a)
A type of ship
b)
A fort built for protection
c)
A type of folk dance
d)
A formal speech made in public
16.
What does unfit mean?
a)
NOT qualified or NOT capable of a particular task
b)
NOT able to defend oneself using weapons
c)
NOT ready for travel
d)
NOT happy or NOT at peace
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