Set 1 Vocabulary

Match the following

• Extremely cruel or aggressive

  
  

• 1. Vital

• Shocking or astonishing

• Decimate

• To crush into powder or small pieces

• 1. Vicious

• Very important or necessary

• 1. Staggering

• To kill, destroy, or remove

• 1. Pulverize

What is the meaning of the word "unravel"?

• To solve or explain
• To tie a knot
• To create a mystery
• To hide something

Which word is a synonym for "vital"?

• Unimportant
• Insignificant
• Essential
• Irrelevant

Choose the closest synonym for unravel.

• Reveal

• Complicate

• Entangle

• Create

What is the closest synonym for pulverize?

• Destroy
• Create
• Preserve
• Build

Choose the word that does NOT belong with the others.

• Decimate

• Annihilate

• Obliterate

• Enhance

Lucas was amazed when he saw the magician's trick. The magician took a plain silk handkerchief and transformed it into a dove. The audience gasped in astonishment as the bird flew around the room before disappearing into thin air.

Which vocabulary word best describes the magician's trick?

• Unravel

• Pulverize

• Staggering

• Vital

The earthquake that hit the coastal town was devastating. Entire buildings crumbled to the ground, leaving only piles of rubble behind. People were injured and many were left homeless. The destruction was overwhelming.

Which word from the vocabulary list describes the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake?

• Vital

• Unravel

• Staggering

• Decimated

I can crush things into tiny bits, leaving them in a powdery state. What am I?

• Staggering

• Pulverize

• Decimated

• Vital

I am shocking and startling, making you gasp in disbelief. What am I?

• Staggering

• Unravel

• Vital

• Vicious