Vocabulary activity for Chapters 1 - 2 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll!

Here are some exerts from the story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.

1. When the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its _____-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet.

   
   
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   1.   ?    waistcoat
   2.   ?    curtsey
   3.   ?    marmalade

2. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed: it was labeled "ORANGE _____," but to her great disappointment it was empty.

   
   
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   1.   ?    commotion
   2.   ?    waistcoat
   3.   ?    MARMALADE

3. "The _____, I think, but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is."

   
   
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   1.   ?    antipathies
   2.   ?    curtseys
   3.   ?    savages

4. She tried to _____ as she spoke -- fancy _____ as you're falling through the air!

   
   
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   1.   ?    offend; offending
   2.   ?    curtsey; curtseying
   3.   ?    savage; savaging

5. She generally gave herself very good advice, and sometimes she _____ herself so severely as to bring tears to her eyes.

   
   
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   1.   ?    offended
   2.   ?    scolded
   3.   ?    commotioned

6. "Oh! the Duchess, the Duchess! Oh! Won't she be _____ if I've kept her waiting?"

   
   
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   1.   ?    vulgar
   2.   ?    savage
   3.   ?    commotion

7. "Not like cats!" cried the Mouse in a shrill, _____ voice. "Would you like cats, if you were me?"

   
   
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   1.   ?    passionate
   2.   ?    antipathy
   3.   ?    scolding

8. "Our family always hated cats: nasty, low, _____ things!"

   
   
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   1.   ?    curtsey
   2.   ?    antipathy
   3.   ?    vulgar

9. "I'm afraid I've _____ it again!"

   
   
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   1.   ?    offended
   2.   ?    antipathied
   3.   ?    scolded

10. For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a _____ in the pool as it went.

    
    
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    1.   ?    commotion
    2.   ?    marmalade
    3.   ?    savage

11. When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite _____ (with passion, Alice thought)

    
    
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    1.   ?    pale
    2.   ?    savage
    3.   ?    vulgar