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James and the Giant Peach Chapter 17-22 Vocabulary

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'indescribable' as used in the sentence: 'At this moment, the scene inside the peach itself was one of indescribable chaos.'?

a)

defying expression

b)

easily explained

c)

completely silent

d)

perfectly organized

2.

Which word means 'move forward by leaping'?

a)

glimmer

b)

bound

c)

gloomy

d)

disentangle

3.

The word 'promptly' means ________

a)

at once, usually modifies an undesirable occurrence

b)

slowly and with delay

c)

with uncertainty or doubt

d)

in a rude manner

4.

Which word means 'separate a twisted mass'?

a)

glimmer

b)

giddy

c)

disentangle

d)

gloomy

5.

What does the word 'glimmer' mean as used in the sentence: 'Then a faint greenish light began to glimmer out of the Glow-worm’s tail, and this gradually became stronger and stronger until there was anyway enough to see by.'?

a)

shine brightly, like a star or a light

b)

move quickly, like a flash

c)

make a loud noise

d)

disappear suddenly

6.

Which word means 'filled with melancholy and despondency'?

a)

gloomy

b)

bound

c)

glimmer

d)

giddy

7.

The word 'giddy' means ________

a)

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

b)

extremely angry or furious

c)

deeply thoughtful or reflective

d)

very sad or sorrowful

8.

What is the meaning of the word 'mount' as used in the sentence: 'Amidst mounting excitement and shouts of “Here we go, boys! The Promised Land! I can’t wait to see it!” the whole company climbed up the ladder one by one and disappeared into a dark soggy tunnel in the ceiling that went steeply, almost vertically upward.'?

a)

go up, advance, or increase

b)

to ride a horse

c)

to fix something on a wall

d)

to prepare for battle

9.

What is the meaning of the word 'perish' as used in the sentence: 'My dear Old Grasshopper, we are finished! Every one of us is about to perish! I may be blind, you know, but that much I can see quite clearly!'?

a)

pass from physical life

b)

become very happy

c)

find hidden treasure

d)

grow rapidly

10.

What is the meaning of the word 'wail' as used in the sentence: 'I can’t swim at all!' cried the Ladybug. 'Nor can I,' wailed the Glow-worm.

a)

emit long loud cries

b)

jump with excitement

c)

whisper softly

d)

run quickly

11.

What is the meaning of the word 'absolute' as used in the sentence: 'What absolute nonsense!' cried the Earthworm. 'Nothing is ever all right in the end, and well you know it!'?

a)

perfect or complete or pure

b)

temporary or short-lived

c)

uncertain or doubtful

d)

funny or humorous

12.

What is the meaning of the word 'grisly' as used in the sentence: 'And we’re not likely to find anything around here either. We shall get thinner and thinner and thirstier and thirstier, and we shall all die a slow and grisly death from starvation. I am dying already. I am slowly shriveling up for want of food. Personally, I would rather drown.'?

a)

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

b)

extremely joyful; causing happiness

c)

completely unexpected; surprising

d)

very slow; taking a long time

13.

What is the meaning of the word 'shrivel' as used in the sentence: 'And we’re not likely to find anything around here either. We shall get thinner and thinner and thirstier and thirstier, and we shall all die a slow and grisly death from starvation. I am dying already. I am slowly shriveling up for want of food. Personally, I would rather drown.'?

a)

wither, as with a loss of moisture

b)

grow rapidly

c)

become stronger

d)

shine brightly

14.

What is the meaning of the word 'scrumptious'?

a)

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

b)

very loud and noisy

c)

difficult to understand

d)

related to sports

15.

What is the meaning of the word 'prime'?

a)

the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

b)

a type of number divisible only by 1 and itself

c)

a type of meat cut

d)

the first or earliest stage

16.

What is the meaning of the word 'grime'?

a)

thick or ingrained dirt

b)

a type of musical instrument

c)

a bright color

d)

a pleasant fragrance

17.

What is the meaning of the word 'dregs'?

a)

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

b)

a type of sweet dessert

c)

a musical instrument

d)

a kind of bird

18.

What is the meaning of the word 'tentacle'?

a)

a flexible appendage adapted for grasping or feeling

b)

a type of underwater plant

c)

a hard protective shell

d)

a small sea creature

19.

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. Example: "Now comes," the Centipede declared, "the ______ of my speech..."

a)

burden

b)

summary

c)

outline

d)

introduction

20.

a slight but appreciable amount. Example: These foods are rare beyond compare—some are right out of reach; But there’s no doubt I’d go without A million plates of each For one small ______, One tiny bite Of this FANTASTIC PEACH!

a)

mite

b)

mountain

c)

ocean

d)

truck

21.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation. Example: They all watched, ______.

a)

aghast

b)

elated

c)

serene

d)

amused

22.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid. Example: There must have been twenty or thirty of them at least, all pushing and fighting and lashing their tails and churning the water into a ______.

a)

froth

b)

crust

c)

mist

d)

foam

23.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder. Example: Panic and ______ broke out immediately on top of the peach.

a)

pandemonium

b)

serenity

c)

order

d)

tranquility

24.

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish. Example: “Oh, we are finished now!” cried Miss Spider, ________ her feet. “They will eat up the whole peach and then there’ll be nothing left for us to stand on and they’ll start on us!”

a)

wringing

b)

patting

c)

tapping

d)

stroking

25.

The word that means 'deserving or inciting pity' is _________.

a)

pathetic

b)

ecstatic

c)

generous

d)

hostile

26.

The word that means 'move or stir about violently' is _________.

a)

thresh

b)

whisper

c)

glide

d)

perch

27.

The word that means 'influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging' is _________.

a)

coax

b)

ignore

c)

deter

d)

refuse

28.

The word that means 'laugh at with contempt and derision' is _________.

a)

jeer

b)

admire

c)

praise

d)

applaud

29.

The word that means 'one who voluntarily suffers death' is _________.

a)

martyr

b)

tyrant

c)

heretic

d)

apostate

30.

The word that means 'move about or proceed hurriedly' is _________.

a)

scuttle

b)

ponder

c)

dawdle

d)

lounge

31.

The word that means 'spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts' is _________.

a)

exhort

b)

deter

c)

ignore

d)

silence

32.

What does the word 'tether' mean?

a)

hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

b)

tie with a rope

c)

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

d)

put on leather straps fitted to a draft animal

33.

The word 'hover' means to ________ in the air; fly or be suspended above.

a)

hang

b)

run

c)

sink

d)

crawl

34.

What does the word 'harness' mean?

a)

put on leather straps fitted to a draft animal

b)

tie with a rope

c)

hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

d)

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

35.

The word 'majestic' means having or displaying great ________ or nobility.

a)

dignity

b)

anger

c)

confusion

d)

weakness