Vocabulary activity for Chapters 3 - 4 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. "As wet as ever," said Alice in a _____ tone; "it doesn't seem to dry me at all."

   
   
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   1.   ?    melancholy
   2.   ?    sulky
   3.   ?    directly

2. "I move that the meeting _____, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies --"

   
   
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   1.   ?    adjourn
   2.   ?    barrow
   3.   ?    insolent

3. And the Eaglet bent down its head to hide a smile; some of the other birds tittered _____.

   
   
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   1.   ?    audibly
   2.   ?    directly
   3.   ?    sulky

4. "What I was going to say," said the Dodo in an offended tone, "was, that the best thing to get us dry would be a _____-race."

   
   
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   1.   ?    Caucus
   2.   ?    Barrow
   3.   ?    Melancholy

5. Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of _____, and handed them round as prizes.

   
   
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   1.   ?    comfits
   2.   ?    pretexts
   3.   ?    commotions

6. On various _____ they all moved off, and Alice was soon left alone.

   
   
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   1.   ?    pretexts
   2.   ?    insolence
   3.   ?    comfits

7. "'Miss Alice! Come here _____, and get ready for your walk!'"

   
   
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   1.   ?    directly
   2.   ?    sulky
   3.   ?    audibly

8. After a minute or two, they began moving about again, and Alice heard the Rabbit say "A _____ will do, to begin with."

   
   
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   1.   ?    barrowful
   2.   ?    caucusful
   3.   ?    sulkful

9. The first question of course was how to get dry again: they had a ______ about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them.

   
   
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   1.   ?    consultation
   2.   ?    insolence
   3.   ?    pretext

10. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned _____, and would only say "I'm older than you, and must know better."

    
    
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    1.   ?    sulky
    2.   ?    melancholy
    3.   ?    insolent

11. "'William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to _____ and conquest.'"

    
    
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    1.   ?    usurpation
    2.   ?    pretext
    3.   ?    barrow

12. "'William's conduct at first was moderate. But the _____ of his Normans --' How are you getting on now, my dear?"

    
    
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    1.   ?    insolence
    2.   ?    melancholy
    3.   ?    commotion