WorksheetsTwelve Years a Slave Chapter 6 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which word means warm and friendly?
exhort
amiable
piteous
loquacious
Which word means to beg or request earnestly?
inducement
exhort
enjoin
beseech
What is the past tense of the word "beseech"?
Beseeched
Besought
Beseechen
Beseecheded
Who is a "consignee" in the context of shipping and delivery?
The person who sends the goods
The person who receives the goods
The person who transports the goods
The person who insures the goods
Which word means to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something?
Consignee
Exhort
Inducement
Amiable
In 12 Years a Slave, Mr. Freeman exhorts and uses _____ to encourage
the slaves to look smart and healthy so they can be sold.
inducements
besought
paroxysms
consignees
What is a synonym for the word "inducement"?
Deterrent
Incentive
Obstacle
Hindrance
Industrious means to ______ hard.
spy
die
work
beseech
In Twelve Years a Slave, Mr. Freeman is _____ when he works to prepare the slaves to be sold.
mournful
besought
inducement
industrious
Which word is a synonym for "loquacious"?
Silent
Talkative
Seated
Sad
What is the definition of "mournful"?
Full of energy
Feeling or expressing sorrow
Hard working
Very talkative
Paroxysm means:
contradictory terms
a sudden uncontrollable attack or fit
deserving or inciting pity
a positive motivational influence
In Twelve Years a Slave, Eliza bursts into a paroxysm of grief because ____ is being taken from her.
her freedom
Solomon Northup
her son
her favorite dress
What does "piteous" mean?
Deserving pity
Full of joy
Very talkative
Extremely fast
In Twelve Years a Slave, the situation is mournful and ______ when Randall gets taken from Eliza.
piteous
industrious
amiable
loquacious
