Paul Revere's Ride Vocabulary Quiz

The pole on a ship that holds a sail is a _________.

• link

• hoop

• mast

• jack

What does the word sentinel mean in this sentence?

A sentinel walked around the castle garden.

• deer

• guard

• child

• queen

A stealthy animal is ____________________.

• unafraid of humans

• easy to identify

• only seen in the morning

• slow and secret in action

Which word fits best in this sentence?

The explorers decided to _______ the nearby river.

• skirt

• munch

• prance

• range

The act of refusing to obey authority is called _________.

• utensil

• defiance

• slumber

• carousel

Something that appears to be real but is not is a __________.

• tide

• ghost

• phantom

• mast

The boy was ______ when he saw the black bear running towards him.

• aghast

• skirt

• opposite

• tranquil

The regular rise and fall of the water level in oceans is called the ________.

• peril

• mast

• dread

• tide

Paul Revere climbed the wooden stairs with stealthy _______.

• sentinel

• peril

• tread

• impetuous

_________ means "acting too quickly."

• stealthy

• peril

• impetuous

• mast