Name:________________________
HR:____________
Date:_______________
“Noodlesoup for Nincompoops” Vocabulary Test
Directions: Match the vocabulary word on the left with the appropriate definition on the
right. Be sure to write the CAPITOL letter on the line provided. [4 points each]
_______ 1.) recruit
A. To make rigid; harden; deaden.
B. To burn with hot liquid or steam.
_______ 2.) pompous
C. To walked tiredly or with difficulty.
_______ 3.) sauntered
D. To pull with force.
_______ 4.) petrified
E. To make a hole or pierce a solid
_______ 5.) ecstatic
substance.
F. To add a new member to a group.
_______ 6.) dawdle
G. To walk casually; to stroll.
_______ 7.) scalded
H. Obnoxious display of dignity, vanity, or
_______ 8.) trudged
importance; self-centered; conceited.
_______ 9.) bored
I. To waste time; to move slowly.
J. Extremely happy; excited.
_______ 10.) hauled
Directions: Place each of the following vocabulary words in the correct part of speech
column. [1 point each]
recruit
dawdle
pompous
scalded
Verbs
Word Bank
sauntered
trudged
petrified
bored
ecstatic
hauled
Adjectives
Name:________________________
HR:____________
Date:_______________
Directions: Complete the following story by placing the correct word from the word bank
on the appropriate blank line. [5 points each]
recruit
dawdled
pompous
scalded
Word Bank
sauntered
trudged
petrified
bored
ecstatic
hauled
Class Nincompoop
Beep-beep-beep! The shrill sound of my alarm clock startled me awake. As I rubbed
the sleepiness away from my eyes, I remembered that today was my first day of middle
school. I was so ______________________; I could hardly wait to start 6th grade! I was about to
enter a brand new building, with brand new teachers and friends, and, most importantly,
I’d be in the same building with my older brother, Brad, again. As I slurped up my Cheerios
at the kitchen table, Brad ______________________ into the room as if he was walking through a
sand dune. Clearly, he wasn’t as excited about the new school year as I was.
After breakfast I ______________________ my backpack—full of books, binders, markers,
pens, pencils, and other miscellaneous school supplies—onto my shoulders and cheerfully
skipped out the front door to wait for the school bus. My brother, on the other hand,
______________________ around the house, taking his time brushing his teeth and combing his
hair into its usual Justin Bieber style, which he thought he looked cool. In my opinion he
looked self-centered and ______________________, but the girls really seemed to like it. Anyway,
after what seemed like hours, Brad finally ______________________ out the door in a casual
manner.
When I walked into school, I felt like I had stepped through the gates of an
amusement park. All around me were colors and banners, freshly tanned teenagers
gossiping, and student council members trying to ______________________ the new 6th graders to
join their organization.
Everything was going great. Middle school was everything I had imagined and more.
Until, the bell rang and the students dispersed to their homerooms and I suddenly realized
that I had absolutely no idea where I was going! Luckily, I had Brad to guide me. Or so I
thought…
Name:________________________
HR:____________
Date:_______________
My trickster brother pointed to an unmarked wooden door nearby. He told me that
it was my homeroom and that I should just walk right in. Teachers like confident students,
he said. So I did. If I wasn’t so nervous and excited and trying to act all confident, I might
have noticed the sign above the door that read “Faculty Room. Absolutely no students
allowed!”
The minute I stepped through the door, my full-of-teeth smile vanished and my body
stiffened, like I was a piece of ______________________ wood. The stares of the teachers
______________________ into me skull, as if laser beams were shooting from their eyes and
drilling into my brain. I was embarrassed. Humiliated. Mortified! My cheeks turned fifty
shades of scarlet, as if I had been ______________________ by molten lava. I quickly turned and
ran out of the room, practically tripping over my own two feet.
When I was safe outside the lounge, I caught my breath and allowed my cheeks to
return to their normal coloring. I was finally calming down when I realized, I still had no
clue where I was supposed to go! Welcome to middle school, I thought.