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The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Part 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'simian'?

a)

similar

b)

horse or donkey

c)

Careful

d)

ape or monkey

2.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

The magician's _______ kept the audience enthralled.

a)

horse

b)

Talisman

c)

Wand

d)

Book

3.

Which word means 'to captivate or charm'?

a)

Enthralled

b)

Maligned

c)

Dubiously

d)

Henpecked

4.

Fill in the blank: The _______ was placed on the chair to protect it.

a)

Antimacassar

b)

Talisman

c)

Credulity

d)

Presumptuous

5.

What does 'maligned' mean?

a)

Praised

b)

Criticized

c)

Ignored

d)

Celebrated

6.

Fill in the blank: She looked at the offer _______ before accepting it.

a)

Enthralled

b)

Dubiously

c)

Henpecked

d)

Presumptuous

7.

Which word refers to a protective charm?

a)

Antimacassar

b)

Talisman

c)

Credulity

d)

Dubiously

8.

Fill in the blank: His _______ nature made him believe the unbelievable.

a)

Credulous

b)

Maligned

c)

Enthralled

d)

Henpecked

9.

What is the meaning of 'henpecked'?

a)

Dominant

b)

Submissive

c)

Independent

d)

Aggressive

10.

Fill in the blank: The _______ employee was often criticized by his boss.

a)

Henpecked

b)

Presumptuous

c)

Dubiously

d)

Enthralled

11.

Which word means 'doubtful or uncertain'?

a)

Dubiously

b)

Enthralled

c)

Maligned

d)

Talisman

12.

Fill in the blank: Her _______ led her to trust the stranger.

a)

Credulity

b)

Antimacassar

c)

Talisman

d)

Maligned

13.

True or False:

It is perilous to believe you do not need to study for your vocabulary test.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Fill in the blank: The _______ comment was not well received.

a)

Maligned

b)

Enthralled

c)

Dubiously

d)

Presumptuous

15.

Which word means 'to be overly bold or forward'?

a)

Presumptuous

b)

Henpecked

c)

Credulity

d)

Antimacassar

16.

Which word means "Calm and peaceful"?

a)

Keenly

b)

Placidly

c)

Avaricious

d)

Ebullient

17.

Which word means "To be too ready to believe that something is real or true"?

a)

Prosaic

b)

Apathetically

c)

Pungent

d)

Credulity

18.

What does the word shiver mean in the sentence?

"His hand grasped the monkey's paw, and with a little shiver he wiped his hand on his coat and went up to bed."

a)

sneeze

b)

chill

c)

wind

19.

Read the sentence and select the response that explains what the word pipes means.

"They sat down by the fire again while the two men finished their pipes."

a)

tobacco

b)

conversation

c)

chat

d)

drink

20.

"If you only cleared the house you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?", said Herbert.

What does the phrase cleared the house mean?

a)

remove all the bugs in house

b)

eliminate their debt

c)

eliminate the dirt in the house