240 Vocabulary 6th lesson 11 Words From Literature

In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, people only six inches tall live on the island of ________.

• Herculean

• Lilliput

• Jabberwocky

• Puckish

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is the hero of the book by Cervantes?

• Jabberwocky

• Puckish

• Lilliputian

• Don Quixote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means 'writing or speech that makes no sense'?

• Jabberwocky

• Puckish

• Narcissus

• Utopian

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the word 'lilliputian' mean?

• Quixotic

• Small

• Don't be a scrooge

• Tiny

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'quixotic' mean?

• Really difficult

• Romantic and impractical

• Mischievous

• Visionary but imaginary

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word 'utopian' mean?

• Dreams of better societies

• Mechanical device that performs human tasks

• Funny misuse of words

• Selfish

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Who has trouble getting things straight in the play 'The Rivals' by Richard Sheridan?

• Mrs. Malaprop

• Jabberwocky

• Herculean

• Puckish

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who made up a word for machines that work for people in his play called 'R.U.R.'?

• Karel Capek

• Jabberwocky

• Herculean

• Puckish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

In Roman mythology, who does twelve impossible labors?

• Narcissus

• Scrooge

• Hercules

• Jabberwocky

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is a selfish character in 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens?

• Herculean

• Puckish

• Jabberwocky

• Scrooge

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4