The Witch by Jack Prelutsky

What are garments?

• weapons

• clothing

• movements

• vehicles

What is the correct meaning of pitch in the following line:

"In garments black as pitch"

• throw

• quality of sound

• roll

• tar

What does cackling mean?

• singing

• laughing

• popping

• shouting

Which has the same connotation as the word "crone?"

• old hag

• old lady

• elderly woman

Which of the following is most likely to be desiccated?

• a cloud

• the night

• a frog

• a mummy

What are sties in the poem?

• eye infections

• a place to keep pigs

• curses

• lies

What does "hurtles" mean?

• jump over

• move with great speed

• throw

• vomit

Which animal is most likely to make a screeching noise?

• an owl

• a pigeon

• a horse

• a dog

What does "swoops" mean?

• dives down

• scoops up

• shuffles

• jumps

What is an antonym for the word "brittle?"

• big

• smart

• weak

• strong