WorksheetsRefugee Vocabulary Quiz 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the word "gaunt" mean?
Very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
To provoke or stir up
An abrupt spasmodic movement
To become feeble or weak
Which vocabulary term means "to escape, either physically or mentally"?
Evade
Strew
Ramble
Tarnish
If someone is "manic," how are they behaving?
Calm and relaxed
Affected with or marked by frenzy uncontrolled by reason
Showing a sense of embarrassment or shame
Weak and feeble
What does it mean to "queue"?
To laugh at with contempt
To form a line or stand in line
To become dirty or dull
To spread by scattering
Which word best describes someone who is "sheepish"?
Showing a sense of embarrassment or shame
Very thin from hunger
Escaping from the law
Provoking others
What does "languish" mean?
To become feeble or weak
To provoke or stir up
To form a line
To laugh at with contempt
Which term means "to provoke or stir up"?
Anecdote
Instigate
Fugitive
Jolt
If someone "scoffs" at an idea, what are they doing?
Escaping from a situation
Laughing at it with contempt and derision
Spreading something by scattering
Becoming weak
Which word describes a "short account of an incident"?
Fugitive
Anecdote
Welt
Jolt
If a metal object is left outside and becomes dull, which vocabulary word best describes what has happened?
Strew
Tarnish
Ramble
Queue
A person who is being sought by law officers is called a:
Fugitive
Instigator
Anecdote
Jolt
If you "ramble" during a conversation, what are you most likely doing?
Telling a short story
Continuing to talk in a purposeless manner
Forming a line
Escaping from the law
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of "strew"?
A person stands in line at a store.
A child drops flower petals all over the floor.
A metal object becomes shiny.
Someone tells a short story.
If someone receives a "jolt," what has happened?
They have become weak and feeble.
They have experienced an abrupt spasmodic movement.
They have formed a line.
They have provoked someone.
Which scenario best demonstrates the meaning of "evade"?
A student stands in line for lunch.
A person tells a funny story about their childhood.
A suspect escapes from police by hiding in a crowd.
A metal object becomes dull after being left outside.
