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ALWTW Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1-8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "cradle" mean?

a)

To hold or rock in a cradle

b)

To talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone

c)

To fight against the government

d)

To measure or judge

2.

What does "droned" refer to?

a)

To hold or rock in a cradle

b)

To talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone

c)

To fight against the government

d)

To measure or judge

3.

Who are "rebels"?

a)

People who fight against or are not loyal to the government

b)

People who measure or judge

c)

People who cry loudly

d)

People who hold or rock in a cradle

4.

What are "mortars" used for?

a)

Firing shells at high angles

b)

Measuring or judging

c)

Stopping or slowing growth

d)

Crying loudly

5.

What does "sludge" mean?

a)

Thick, sticky mud

b)

Steps

c)

A highly appealing smell or taste

d)

A state of being stunned or confused

6.

What does "flinched" mean?

a)

Drew away from something suddenly

b)

Stopped or slowed the growth of

c)

Carefully or cautiously

d)

Loud crying

7.

What are "haunches"?

a)

The backs of the thighs and buttocks

b)

The front of a boat

c)

Something used for a short time

d)

A very large amount

8.

What does "stunted" mean?

a)

Stopped or slowed the growth of

b)

Carefully or cautiously

c)

Steps

d)

A highly appealing smell or taste

9.

What does "daze" refer to?

a)

A state of being stunned or confused

b)

Thick, sticky mud

c)

Loud crying

d)

To measure or judge

10.

What does "gingerly" mean?

a)

Carefully or cautiously

b)

A highly appealing smell or taste

c)

Steps

d)

A state of being stunned or confused

11.

What does "luscious" mean?

a)

Having a highly appealing smell or taste

b)

Carefully or cautiously

c)

Thick, sticky mud

d)

Stopped or slowed the growth of

12.

What does "strides" mean?

a)

Steps

b)

Carefully or cautiously

c)

A state of being stunned or confused

d)

A highly appealing smell or taste

13.

What does "inhabited" mean?

a)

Having residents, populated

b)

Carefully or cautiously

c)

Thick, sticky mud

d)

Loud crying

14.

What does "makeshift" mean?

a)

Something used for a short time or in place of the usual thing

b)

Loud crying

c)

A state of being stunned or confused

d)

To measure or judge

15.

What does "wailing" mean?

a)

Loud crying

b)

Carefully or cautiously

c)

Stopped or slowed the growth of

d)

Steps

16.

What does "prow" refer to?

a)

Front of a boat

b)

Thick, sticky mud

c)

A highly appealing smell or taste

d)

A state of being stunned or confused

17.

What does "gauge" mean?

a)

To measure or judge

b)

To hold or rock in a cradle

c)

To talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone

d)

To fight against the government

18.

What does "monotonous" mean?

a)

Boring because of having to do with the same thing over and over

b)

A very large amount

c)

Carefully or cautiously

d)

Stopped or slowed the growth of

19.

What does "abundance" mean?

a)

A very large amount

b)

Loud crying

c)

Steps

d)

A state of being stunned or confused

20.

What does "prow" refer to?

a)

Front of a boat

b)

Thick, sticky mud

c)

A highly appealing smell or taste

d)

A state of being stunned or confused