WorksheetsA Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'excessively agitated'? Example: In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the ____ lashing of the wind.
frenzied
placid
serene
lethargic
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'a long narrow opening'? Example: Wind blew in the ____ about the window frame, in spite of the protection the storm sash was supposed to offer.
crevice
meadow
pillar
blanket
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'showing a brooding ill humor'? Example: Meg looked up at her mother, half in loving admiration, half in ____ resentment.
sullen
jovial
elated
serene
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'the quality of avoiding extremes'? Example: 'You don’t know the meaning of ____, do you, my darling?'
moderation
exaggeration
impulsiveness
indifference
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong'? Example: 'You peeked!' Charles cried ____. 'We’re saving that for Mother’s birthday and you can’t have any!'
indignantly
timidly
cheerfully
reluctantly
Which word from 'A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary' means 'marked by extreme and violent energy'? Example: Meg bared her teeth to reveal the two ____ lines of braces.
ferocious
timid
gentle
calm
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. “Do you enjoy being the most ________, uncooperative child in school?”
belligerent
benevolent
timid
indifferent
characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility. Try to be a little less ________.
antagonistic
benevolent
indifferent
optimistic
readily reacting to suggestions and influences. Maybe your work would improve if your general attitude were more ________.
tractable
obstinate
apathetic
belligerent
held in check or kept back with difficulty. Meg let out a ________ shriek.
stifled
boisterous
joyful
melodic
not allowing contradiction or refusal. But Charles Wallace held up his hand in a ________ gesture.
peremptory
timid
hesitant
reluctant
take up mentally. "Let's not talk about it till we've had something to eat. I need fuel so I can sort things out and ________ them properly."
assimilate
eliminate
fabricate
disregard
a complicated situation that is difficult to deal with. “I guess so,” Meg said, but her happiness had fled and she was back in a ________ of anger and resentment.
morass
cascade
mirage
torrent
in a manner expressing sorrow. “My, but I wish there were no wind,” Mrs Whatsit said ________.
plaintively
cheerfully
loudly
hurriedly
Which vocabulary word means 'characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight'?
tractable
belligerent
plaintively
morass
What word means 'of great gravity or crucial import' and fits in the sentence: "What _______ pain a little fault doth give thee!"?
grievous
trivial
fleeting
minor
