Old Man And The Sea Vocab Quiz 1 Tgs
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Originally published in 1952 by the reputable Ernest Hemmingway, The Old Man and the Sea is a lateral fiction with a lot of insights. Have you read the book and well understood the vocabulary used? Find out below.
- 1.Suggestive of good will;kind
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Benevolent
- C.
Albacore
- D.
Iridescent
- 2.An antonym for furled is unfolded
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The sick man had become thin and__________
- A.
Furled
- B.
Gaunt
- C.
Iridescent
- D.
Resolution
- 4.A small light sailing boat
- A.
Furled
- B.
Gaunt
- C.
Skiff
- D.
Gaff
- 5.The act of being determined; the act of dealing with a situation confidently; having courage
- A.
Albacore
- B.
Resolution
- C.
Benevolent
- D.
Gaunt
- 6.Wrapped or rolled close to or around something
- A.
Furled
- B.
Benevolent
- C.
Iridescent
- D.
Filaments
- 7.The pieces of skittles(candy)looked______ spilled across the table
- A.
Phosphorescent
- B.
Iridescent
- C.
Resolution
- D.
Bonito
- 8.When the president pardoned the man on death row he was showing that he was______________
- A.
Benevolent
- B.
Desperately
- C.
Albacore
- D.
Filaments
- 9.Excessively thin or angular;lean
- A.
Gaunt
- B.
Skiff
- C.
Ineffectual
- D.
Benevolent
- 10.Single threads or thin flexible objects or appendages
- A.
Furled
- B.
Ineffectual
- C.
Gaunt
- D.
Filaments
- 11.Medium sized tunas between smaller mackerals and the larger tunas
- A.
Albacore
- B.
Skiff
- C.
Bonito
- D.
Gaff
- 12.Not producing the proper or usual effect; futile
- A.
Filaments
- B.
Ineffectual
- C.
Resolution
- D.
Gaff
- 13.The Black cat was very phosphorescent
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.A synonym for desperately is joyfully
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.A synonym for iridescent is gray
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Luminescence; caused by the absorption of radiation and continuing for a time after that absorption
- A.
Furled
- B.
Benevolent
- C.
Iridescent
- D.
Phosphorescence
- 17.You need a high sense of resolution to follow through on easy tasks
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.A handled hook for holding or lifting
- A.
Bonito
- B.
Gaunt
- C.
Skiff
- D.
Gaff
- 19.Large ocean going tuna with long pectoral fins that is the source of most canned tuna
- A.
Bonito
- B.
Albacore
- C.
Gaunt
- D.
Skiff
- 20.Hopelessly; despondently
- A.
Gaunt
- B.
Desperately
- C.
Albacore
- D.
Skiff
- 21.Having or exhibiting a play of colors producing a rainbow effect
- A.
Iridescent
- B.
Bonito
- C.
Phosphorescence
- D.
Ineffectual
- 22.The opposite of a skiff would be an ocean liner
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The fishermen only caught a _____________ not the larger Albacore
- A.
Gaff
- B.
Skiff
- C.
Bonito
- D.
Furled
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