Dinner for the Lion Vocab quiz

"The sheets on the clothesline rippled in the wind." What does rippled mean?

• moved with extreme force

• moved in a way that made small waves

• stayed still

"She insisted that I leave the room."

• asked

• waved a hand

• whispered

• demanded something forcefully

The president wanted to negotiate the release of an American prisoner in Russia.

• try to reach an agreement

• demand

• ignore

• reject

"Even worse, he devoured two or three animals every day, creating great dread among them all." What does the underlined word mean?

• happiness

• love

• sadness

• fear

When Weasel reported back to the animals, they were torn between two feelings. It was better that only one of them got eaten every day. However, if His Lordship was not happy, they would all die. Only Hare saw the faulty logic.

• correct

• accurate

• wrong

• evil

"You are too great for such nonsense.” His Lordship, soaking up flattery like a sponge, agreed.

• praise that is insincere

• towel

• rejection that hurts one's feelings

He enjoys threatening others with extreme, but unlikely measures.

• actions taken to make life harder for others.

• actions taken as a way to achieve a goal

• ways of determining how much something weighs

We will bring a plump and tender animal each day

• easily chewed

• difficult to control

The man reported to the sheriff the reasons his daughter was bruised up.

• gave an account of

• complained about

• lied to

• surrendered himself

“Your honor,” he began, “we fear for your health because the quality of your meals is poor."

• having little or no money

• having little or no possessions

• inferior in quality