WorksheetsVocabulary from 'Where is Here?' by Joyce Carol Oates
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the meaning of the word 'gregarious'?
sociable
solitary
angry
sad
What is the meaning of the word 'amiably'?
angrily
pleasantly
sadly
loudly
What is the meaning of the word 'stoical'?
emotional
keeping strong emotions in check
joyful expression
fearful for ones safety
What is 'chintz' used for?
food
printed cotton fabric used especially for curtains and upholstery
metal with a printed pattern
paper with a printed pattern used for decor
What does 'avuncular' mean?
having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy
angry
pleasantly expressed
keeping strong emotions in check
What does 'fastidious' mean?
careless
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
sociable
keeping strong emotions in check
What does 'adroitly' mean?
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
in a clever or skillful way
startling, stimulating as if by electric current
sociable
What does 'galvanic' mean?
a word that modifies a verb
startling, stimulating as if by electric current
in a clever or skillful way
keeping strong emotions in check
What is a 'theme' in literature?
a character
insight or message a literary work expresses about life of human nature
a setting
a plot
What is a 'plot' in literature?
a) a character
b) sequence of related events centered on conflict
c) insight or message
d) the time and place
What is a 'setting' in literature?
a) a character
b) the time and place in which characters live
c) the sequence of events centered around conflict
d) insight or message
What is an 'adverb'?
person, place, or thing
a word that modifies a verb
a word that modifies a noun
a pronoun
