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Paul Revere's Ride Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pole on a ship that holds a sail is a _________.

a)

link

b)

hoop

c)

mast

d)

jack

2.

What does the word sentinel mean in this sentence?

A sentinel walked around the castle garden.

a)

deer

b)

guard

c)

child

d)

queen

3.

A stealthy animal is ____________________.

a)

unafraid of humans

b)

easy to identify

c)

only seen in the morning

d)

slow and secret in action

4.

Which word fits best in this sentence?

The explorers decided to _______ the nearby river.

a)

skirt

b)

munch

c)

prance

d)

range

5.

The act of refusing to obey authority is called _________.

a)

utensil

b)

defiance

c)

slumber

d)

carousel

6.

Something that appears to be real but is not is a __________.

a)

tide

b)

ghost

c)

phantom

d)

mast

7.

The boy was ______ when he saw the black bear running towards him.

a)

aghast

b)

skirt

c)

opposite

d)

tranquil

8.

The regular rise and fall of the water level in oceans is called the ________.

a)

peril

b)

mast

c)

dread

d)

tide

9.

Paul Revere climbed the wooden stairs with stealthy _______.

a)

sentinel

b)

peril

c)

tread

d)

impetuous

10.

_________ means "acting too quickly."

a)

stealthy

b)

peril

c)

impetuous

d)

mast

11.

What is a synonym for peril?

a)

danger

b)

fast

c)

peaceful

d)

slow

12.

Choose the synonym(s) for the vocabulary word tranquil?

Check ALL that apply.

a)

calm

b)

risky

c)

tall

d)

peaceful

13.

My teacher told me to go sit across from my friend.

Which vocabulary word could replace the word "across"?

a)

impetuous

b)

dread

c)

skirt

d)

opposite

14.

"a feeling of great fear"

Which vocabulary word matches the definition?

a)

phantom

b)

dread

c)

tranquil

d)

impetuous

15.

Tread means ______________.

a)

danger

b)

the way or sound of walking

c)

a risk of harm

d)

warn others of danger