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Lord of the Flies Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To climb awkwardly
a)

Strident

b)
Proffer
c)

Clamber

d)
Decorous
2.
loud and harsh
a)
Strident
b)
Clamber
c)
Proffer
d)
Efflorescence
e)
Enmity
3.
hostility; mutual hatred
a)

Pallid

b)
Proffer
c)

Pliant

d)

Enmity

4.
decent; correct; fitting
a)

Furtive

b)

Strident

c)

Proffer

d)

Decorous

5.
To hold out something for acceptance; To offer
a)
Proffer
b)

Indignation

c)
Enmity
d)

Pliant

6.
sneaky; secret; underhanded
a)
Clamber
b)

Furtive

c)

Indignation

d)

Strident

7.
anger due to unjust treatment
a)

Pallid

b)
Proffer
c)

Indignation

d)
Enmity
8.
pale, typically because of poor health
a)
Pallid
b)

Pliant

c)
Proffer
d)
Efflorescence
9.
easily influenced; flexible
a)
Clamber
b)
Proffer
c)

Pliant

d)

Indignation

10.
blossoming; flowering
a)
Efflorescence
b)

Furtive

c)
Enmity
d)
Decorous
11.

The dog's howling was so ___________ that no one in the house could sleep through the harsh noise.

a)
Enmity
b)
Strident
c)
Furtive
d)

Indignation

e)
Pliant
12.

Jeff reacted with ______________ when the teacher accused him of cheating on the vocabulary test; the unjust treatment hurt Jeff after he studied all week.

a)
Enmity
b)
Strident
c)
Furtive
d)

Indignation

e)
Pliant
13.
Frank and Estelle were notorious cheaters at cards; the ___________ signals were clear signs of their underhanded ways.
a)
Enmity
b)
Strident
c)
Furtive
d)

Indignation

e)
Pliant
14.
Even though bronze is quite flexible, it was the first metal used to make weapons, because the __________ metal was easy to shape into swords.
a)
Enmity
b)
Strident
c)
Furtive
d)

Indignation

e)
Pliant
15.

The _________ between the actresses was evident when, in an act of open hostility, Joan tripped Betty at the awards show.

a)
Enmity
b)
Strident
c)
Furtive
d)

Indignation

e)
Pliant