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Monkey Paw Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of “inescapable”?

a)

Tendency to believe readily

b)
  • Impossible to avoid or evade

c)

Express one's sympathy

d)

Lacking wit or imagination

2.

What does “condole” mean?

a)

To contort the face to indicate a mental state

b)

To give up a claim or possession

c)

To express sympathy on the occasion of someone’s death

d)

To make amends for a loss or injury

3.

Which word means “a state of danger involving risk”?

a)

Grimace

b)

Fate

c)

Peril

d)

Resignation

4.

Which word means “tendency to believe readily”?

a)

Grimace

b)

Credulity

c)

Compensation

d)

Prosaic

5.

What does “resignation” mean?

a)

The act of giving up a claim, office, or possession

b)

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

c)

The ultimate agency predetermining events

d)

Contorting the face to indicate a mental state

6.

What does “compensation” mean?

a)
  • Making amends for service, loss, or injury

b)

Contorting the face to indicate a certain mental state

c)

Lack of imagination

d)

Expressing a desire or inclination

7.

What is the definition of “prosaic”?

a)

Influenced by charms or incantations

b)

Lacking wit or imagination

c)

Impossible to avoid

d)

Contorting the face to show emotion

8.

What is “fate”?

a)

Making amends for a loss

b)
  • A state of danger involving risk

c)

The ultimate agency predetermining events

d)

Lack of interest causing weariness

9.

What is the definition of “grimace”?

a)

Contorting the face to indicate a certain mental state

b)

An expression of desire or inclination

c)

Influenced by charms or incantations

d)

Giving up a claim or office

10.

What is the meaning of “enchanted”?

a)

Influenced as by charms or incantations

b)

Contorted the face to indicate emotion

c)

Gave up a claim or possession

d)

Lacking in interest or imagination

11.

After receiving the sad news, many people came to the house to _______ with the family.

a)

Grimace

b)

Enchant

c)

Condole

d)

Compensate

12.

The mountains were dangerous, and we knew we were in great _______ as we climbed higher.

a)

Peril

b)

Compensation

c)

Credulity

d)

Fate

13.

Her explanation of the event was so _______ that no one found it interesting.

a)

Grimace

b)

Prosaic

c)

Tedious

d)

Enchanted

14.

The boy’s face twisted into a _______ when he tasted the sour lemon.

a)

Peril

b)

Fate

c)

Wish

d)

Grimace

15.

Despite his loss, he accepted his situation with quiet _______ and didn’t try to fight it.

a)

Peril

b)

Resignation

c)

Grimace

d)

Inescapable

16.

The magician’s tricks made the audience feel like they were truly _______.

a)

Resigned

b)

Prosaic

c)

Enchanted

d)

Tedious

17.

Her _______ to believe anything people told her often got her into trouble.

a)

Compensation

b)

Credulity

c)

Wish

d)

Fate

18.

The travelers couldn’t escape the _______ feeling that something bad was going to happen.

a)

Wish

b)

Inescapable

c)

Condole

d)

Prosaic

19.

After the accident, the company offered financial _______ to the injured workers.

a)

Grimace

b)

Compensation

c)

Peril

d)

Resignation

20.

As the ruler of their land, they believed it was their _______ to lead the people.

a)

Wish

b)

Compensation

c)

Fate

d)

Tedious