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The Veldt Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following settings would you describe as a 'Veldt'?

a)

An opening in the forest that is full of flowers and fairies

b)

Elevated open grassland in southern Africa

c)

A snowy mountainous forest

d)

A coastline in Australia

2.

What does the word 'crystalline' mean?

a)

A type of rock

b)

A type of glass

c)

A type of gemstone

d)

Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals

3.

What does the word 'appalled' mean?

a)

Calm, relaxed

b)

Confused, puzzled

c)

Excited, thrilled

d)

Horrified, shocked

4.

What are 'pelts'?

a)

Animal skins

b)

A type of fabric

c)

A type of food

d)

A type of building material

5.

What does the word 'recede' mean?

a)

To go or move back

b)

To disappear

c)

To stay in the same place

d)

To move forward

6.

I took a small _________ to the mountains to have fun.

a)

vacation

b)

pelt

c)

trip

d)

jaunt

7.

What are 'telepathic emanations'?

a)

A type of animal

b)

Thought waves

c)

A type of tree

d)

A type of flower

8.

What is a 'glade'?

a)

A type of flower

b)

A type of tree

c)

A type of animal

d)

A grassy open space in a forest

9.

What does the word 'thatched' mean?

a)

Made of or covered with reeds or straws

b)

A type of building material

c)

A type of fabric

d)

A type of food

10.

What is the definition of 'automaticity'?

a)

The process of automating tasks

b)

The study of automatic machines

c)

The ability to process information with little or no effort

d)

The ability to control machines automatically

11.

What does the word 'nursery' mean in the context of the text?

a)

A play space for children

b)

A type of bird

c)

A type of flower

d)

A type of tree

12.

What is an 'odorophonics'?

a)

A machine able of creating odors to fool the human nervous system

b)

A type of musical instrument

c)

A type of food

d)

A type of clothing

13.

After the dog got showered he didn't have such a nasty __________ anymore.

a)

jaunt

b)

look

c)

glade

d)

spoor

14.

What is a 'sedative'?

a)

Medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness

b)

A type of musical instrument

c)

A type of food

d)

A type of clothing

15.

I was chilling in the ______________ while waiting for my food to arrive.

a)

glade

b)

pelt

c)

parlor

d)

veldt

16.

What is 'paprika'?

a)

A type of spice

b)

A usually mild red condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various cultivated sweet peppers

c)

A type of fruit

d)

A type of vegetable