Beowulf Vocabulary
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
body of men who serve the king
ceasuras
wyrd
comitatus
scop
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
feasting hall
scop
liege
mead hall
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a storyteller
muse
kenning
wyrd
scop
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun.
An Epithet
A Kenning
A Ceasura
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Because heroes are incredibly strong and courageous, they often seem ____________________ to the readers.
like great warriors
afraid
god-like
super-human
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Beowulf swam down to Grendel's _______________ to battle with Grendel's mother.
lair
loathsome
purge
talon
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Beowulf hung Grendel's arm from the rafters, the warriors knew that Grendel's shoulder must be ____________________.
livid
affliction
gorge
lair
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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