A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning Vocab Quiz

Mr. Field said that the state tests were in 3 days and a _______ went up the students' backs.

• catastrophe

• shudder

• revulsion

• predicament

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

I have a ____________ toward green eggs and ham. I will not touch them Sam I am.

• incentive

• treachery

• nefarious

• revulsion

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The carving on the mansion's entryway was quite ____________. It was so intricate and absolutely beautiful.

• elaborate

• unsavory

• bleak

• incentive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Angel said, "Mr. Field, I don't have a pencil again today, for the 50 day in a row." Mr. Field slyly replied, "Well Angel, that's quite the ___________ you have...."

• shudder

• incentive

• treachery

• predicament

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Despair is when you have an extra pair of shoes or pants. (True or False)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Despair is a feeling of sadness, hopelessness, or loss.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Describe a catastrophe in a complete sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Al Funcoot (aka Count Olaf) is ___________ for being a scheming, mega-sussy, villain of sorts.

• treachery

• notorious

• bleak

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Pizza with pineapple on top seems ____________ to me, but some people really like it.

• nefarious

• unsavory

• despair

• revulsion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

When you're only a week into a month of being grounded, the future seems quite __________. You'll get to have fun again some day though.

• bleak

• incentive

• catastrophe

• notorious

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Incentive is a reward or prize that one works towards or one's reason for doing things. (True or False)

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2