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Ms.JonesWeek#1Uwharrie

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

there was a corpse under the bed

What does CORPSE mean in this context?

a)

pile of clothes

b)

monster

c)

dead body

d)

cat

2.

the hole was rectangular

What does RECTANGULAR mean in this context?

a)

deep

b)

shape with 4 sides and 4 angles

c)

located on a farm

d)

made for a dead body

3.

the white vapor swelled, wavered, and danced

What does VAPOR mean in this context?

a)

mist

b)

salt

c)

train

d)

car

4.

the white vapor swelled, wavered, and danced

What does WAVERED mean in this context?

a)

held firmly

b)

disappeared

c)

move from side to side

d)

got caught in the box

5.

outwit the murderous old man and his wife

What does OUTWIT mean in this context?

a)

figure out - be smarter than

b)

remove from the home

c)

feed dinner to

d)

bury

6.

his untimely demise

What does DEMISE mean in this context?

a)

life

b)

choice

c)

death

d)

vacation

7.

taunt as a banjo string

What does TAUNT mean in this context?

a)

tight

b)

loose

c)

musical

d)

happy

8.

he had a satchel in hand

What does SATCHEL mean in this context?

a)

pillow

b)

coat

c)

dinner

d)

bag

9.

he was aghast to see the phantom

What does AGHAST mean in this context?

a)

happy

b)

shocked

c)

thrilled

d)

glad

10.

2 men tended their cows

What does TENDED mean in this context?

a)

take care of

b)

sold

c)

bought

d)

loved

11.

the farmers drove their cows up the mountain

What does DROVE mean in this context?

a)

pulled/yanked

b)

milked

c)

pushed/forced

d)

carried

12.

hapinessness radiated from his face

What does RADIATED mean in this context?

a)

dripped

b)

was lost

c)

conquered

d)

beamed

13.

the craggy hillsides

What does CRAGGY mean in this context?

a)

grumpy

b)

rocky

c)

slick

d)

steep

14.

they whittled toys

a)

loved

b)

bought

c)

carved

d)

hated

15.
  • She found her own children ailing

  • What does AILING mean in this context?

a)

sick

b)

misbehaving

c)

thriving

d)

having breakfast

16.
  • his body succumbed to the disease

  • What does SUCCUMBED mean in this context?

a)

grew up

b)

defeated

c)

held on tight

d)

gave in

17.

there was a glint in his blue eyes

What does GLINT mean in this context?

a)

scratch

b)

bug

c)

shine

d)

eyelash

18.

he let Mr.Pike keep the money to ration out to him

What does RATION mean in this context

a)

put in the bank

b)

give out in small parts at a time

c)

spend on birthday items

d)

hand out all at once time

19.

they built a trellis and arbors for the climbing grapes

What does TRELLIS mean in this context?

a)

bridge for use in a garden pond

b)

garden gnome

c)

garden frame used to support plants

d)

fence to keep birds out of garden

20.

his hair turned white in his waning years

What does WANING mean in this context?

a)

decreasing, getting less and less

b)

exciting

c)

childhood

d)

adult