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Shakespeare Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What, prithee, is the finest meaning of 'Jest'?

a)

A joke or playful act

b)

A sincere apology

c)

A serious facial expression

d)

To wear fancy clothing

2.

Pray, what doth the word 'visage' signify?

a)

A type of dessert

b)

A stylish outfit

c)

Feeling confused

d)

A person's face or appearance

3.

Which word is the opposite of devour?

a)

Eat slowly

b)

Swallow

c)

Finish

d)

Choke

4.

Which of the following defines suppression?

a)

Great admiration

b)

The act of forcibly stopping something from happening

c)

The act of taking a long journey

d)

A strong desire for food

5.

Pray, what doth the word 'doting' signify?

a)

Uncertain or doubtful

b)

Easily confused

c)

To move slowly

d)

Showing too much affection or love

6.

To devour something means to...

a)

To gently warm something up.

b)

To speak quietly.

c)

Eat food or prey quickly or hungrily.

d)

To carefully look at a small object.

7.

Which word has the same meaning as 'jest'?

a)

Complaint

b)

Joke or Wisecrack

c)

Sincerity

d)

Agreement

8.

Which word has a meaning most similar to suppression?

a)

Release

b)

Raise

c)

Support

d)

Control

9.

Which word is a synonym for visage?

a)

Body position

b)

Smell

c)

Face

d)

Speech

10.

Pray, which word doth bear the same meaning as doting?

a)

Affectionate/ Loving

b)

Disinterested

c)

Critical

d)

Voice

11.

Which word is a synonym for devour?

a)

Nibble

b)

Eat

c)

Sip

d)

Keep

12.

Which word stands as an antonym, the very opposite, to jest?

a)

Humor

b)

Tease

c)

Entertainment

d)

Seriousness

13.

Which word is an antonym for doting?

a)

Affectionate

b)

Pampering

c)

Hostile

d)

Cherishing

14.

On the morrow’s eve, when fair Phoebe doth gaze upon Her silver _____ in the watery glass, Adorning the bladed grass with liquid pearl…

a)

face

b)

cloak

c)

crown

d)

veil

15.

The king’s _____ of the rebellion stated that anyone found fighting against him would be captured and silenced. In this way, his actions stopped people from freely expressing their opinions.

a)

Encouragement

b)

Suppression

c)

Joke

d)

Affection

e)

Appearance

16.

Through Athens am I deemed as fair as she. Yet what of that? Demetrius thinks not so. He will not see what all but he do see. And, as he errs, ____ on Hermia’s eyes, So I, admiring of his qualities.

a)

Joking

b)

Loving

c)

Ignoring

d)

Appearance

17.

Lo, I am that merry wanderer of the night. I ___ to Oberon and make him smile when I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile.

a)

Suppress

b)

Eat

c)

Adore

d)

Play tricks

18.

What is the opposite of suppression?

a)

Release

b)

Prevent

c)

Dominate

d)

Restore

19.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word 'devour'?

a)

He tried to hide his feelings of nervousness before the speech.

b)

The hungry child began to devour the stack of pancakes.

c)

The artist used paint to cover a beautiful landscape.

d)

The politician ordered the removal of the new law.