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Holes Vocabulary Quiz (Part 1)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Supposedly, he had a great-grandfather who had stolen a pig from s one-legged Gypsy, and she put a curse on him and all his descendants.

a)

offspring

b)

livestock

c)

friends

d)

neighbors

2.

In his mind he could hear his father's gruff voice softly singing to him.

a)

high

b)

deep

c)

hoarse

d)

sweet

3.

To be a successful inventor you need three things: intelligence, perseverance, and just a little bit of luck.

a)

fussiness

b)

persistence

c)

information

d)

superiority

4.

The boys glanced wearily at Stanley.

a)

in a laughing way

b)

sadly

c)

quickly

d)

in a tired way

5.

It was too much of a coincidence to be a mere accident.

a)

dangerous

b)

casual

c)

simple

d)

lucky

6.

The judge called Stanley's crime despicable.

a)

hateful

b)

harmless

c)

suspicious

d)

peculiar

7.

He glanced helplessly at his shovel. It wasn't defective. He was defective.

a)

strong

b)

powerless

c)

faulty

d)

dependent

8.

He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, deftly removed the shells with his teeth, and spat them into Stanley's hole.

a)

noisily

b)

skillfully

c)

rudely

d)

slowly

9.

"That's preposterous!" exclaimed Igor, expelling saliva as he spoke.

a)

interesting

b)

ridiculous

c)

sensible

d)

precious

10.

Stanley took a long, deep breath. He couldn't afford to dawdle.

a)

spend money

b)

be silly

c)

waste time

d)

be angry

11.

"Just what do you think you're doing?" asks Squid, as he slams his hands into Derrick Dunne's smug face.

a)

ugly

b)

handsome

c)

unguarded

d)

conceited