Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Fifty Famous Stories

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

swoop : to move in a sudden sweep

protect : to keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured

punish : to subject to a penalty for an offense or wrongdoing

hatchet : a small, short-handled ax for use in one hand

pretense - 2 : the offering of something false as real or true

necessity : pressing or urgent need

trial : an effort or attempt

clamber : to climb with difficulty, especially on all fours

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

ground on which grass or other vegetation grows - pasture

a practice followed by people of a particular group or region - custom

moral obligation - duty

an elaborate, sumptuous meal or feast - banquet

to find fault with, usually angrily - scold

of inferior size, strength, or significance - puny

a fugitive from the law; a habitual criminal - outlaw

the state of being exposed to injury, pain, or loss - danger

a twisting threadlike structure by which a plant holds on to something - tendril

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

soot : One day, with ... and water he made some ink.

abbot : There was in the town of Canterbury a rich old ... who lived in grand style in a great house called an Abbey.

habit : The Spartans were noted for their simple ... and their bravery.

pardon : I hope you will ... me for not being a better goose-herd.

scorch : He wanted to see if his plant had been chilled by the cold, or ... by the sun.

sculptor : In a few years, Antonio Canova became known as one of the greatest ... in the world.

witty : You are not only ..., but you are wise, and we will let the answer pass.

cruel : The second son, William, will be feared and hated for his ... deeds.