WorksheetsNoughts and Crosses Prologue
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
A __________ is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we __________, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important.
(a)
To __________ is to jump, like when you're surprised. If you're sneaking through a dark room and step on a sleeping dog's tail - you might __________ the dog.
(a)
idly has the same or almost the same meaning as:
lazily
clearly
secrectly
rapidly
__________ is a verb that means "to give in to something" like when you __________ your carving for chocolate by eating a big piece of it.
(a)
It is a way of showing utter contempt for that person and his or her physical being.
In the sentence above, contempt has the same or almost the same meaning as:
surprise
disdain
sadness
honor
__________ is an adjective that describes feeling shocked and disappointed. Being __________ happens suddenly, like when you find out your little sister has been blogging about your family, telling embarassing stories.
(a)
Dr. Kerr took me by the arm before I could protest.
In the sentence above, protest has the same meaning as:
flee
resist
dawdle
agree
For a moment they ________, and then a reckless war leader on a pinto pony rallied them and led them against their foes.
wavered
occured
branded
lessened
Something __________ is notably unusual. If your friend starts saying strange things you don't understand, ask her why she's suddenly become __________.
(a)
When plain old "fear" isn't enough to get across a deep feeling of dread about something on the horizon, use the more formal word (a) .
"What are you doing here?" cried a flustered nurse, bumping into the two boys.
In the sentence above, flustered has the same meaning or almost the same meaning as:
alert
competent
agitated
eager
__________ is a feeling of complete disgust. Your __________ of the feeling of sand between your toes means that going to the beach isn't much fun for you.
(a)
When you __________, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people __________ a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling.
(a)
It's made of black silky fabric, with red embroidery.
In the sentence above, silky has the same or almost the same meaning as:
edible
restive
incendiary
sleek
The goats are being used in lieu of herbicides that could damage native plant species.
In the sentence above, lieu has the same or almost the same meaning as:
case
respect
need
stead
George, the child of Greek immigrants, was a man who combined a sympathetic nature with an incisive mind.
In the sentence above, sympathetic has the same or almost the same meaning as:
glum
tame
kind
odd
I like thinking up inevitable, awful truths and rehearsing my reactions so that I’m not caught off guard.
In this sentence, inevitable means:
not able to be interpreted or understood
incapable of being avoided or prevented
relating to or coming from the imagination
having or revealing little emotion
waver means to:
erupt or intensify suddenly
move upward
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
change for the better
