Name: ____________________
English 10, Period: _____
Date: _____________________
Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary Worksheet
Vocabulary Words
Chapters 1 - 2
1. Ms. Swidler sent Jessica to the nurse due to the pallor of her face.
Pallor (noun) is: (a) a pale, unhealthy color of a person’s skin or face
(b) a bright, healthy color of a person’s skin or face
(c) a tired, weak expression on a person’s face
(d) an excited, happy expression on a person’s face
A. Besides being sick, what is another reason a person’s face would have pallor? _____
_______________________________________________________________
B. Which character in Lord of the Flies will have skin with pallor? _______________
C. Why do you think this character will have skin with pallor? ___________________
_______________________________________________________________
D. Write the sentence in the book on page 24 that contains the world pallor: “Now that
_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ straight hair”
2. When Noelle needs someone to talk to about her problems, she has a communion with
her best friend.
A communion (noun) is: (a) an act of crying
(c) an act of sharing
(b) an act of giving
(d) an act of deciding
A. Who do you like to have a communion with when you need someone to talk to?
______________________
B. Why do you go to this person for a communion? ___________________________
_______________________________________________________________
C. In what profession is it the job of the person to have communions with people:
____________________
D. Write the sentence in the book on page 27 that contains the world communion:
“Again came _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ the gloom”
3. Tom told Ms. Swidler he was absent because he was sick, but Gerry contradicted him,
saying Tom felt fine and didn’t come to school because he ditched.
To contradict (verb) is: (a) to agree with what someone else has said
(b) to be confused by what someone else has said
(c) to say that what someone else has said is wrong or not true
(d) to add to a statement that someone else has said
A. In school, when do deans in A-10 hear stories that contradict each other: _______
_______________________________________________________________
B. Besides deans in school, in what other job does a person constantly hear stories that
contradict each other? ______________________
C. Which character in Lord of the Flies is going to constantly contradict what Ralph
says? ____________________
D. Write the sentence in the book on page 31 that contains the word contradict: “He
looked _________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________”
4. While home alone, Marisela was frightened by a clamor that came from her backyard.
A clamor (noun) is:(a) a bright light (b) a large shadow (c) a loud noise (d) gust of wind
A. Which of the following objects WOULD NOT make a clamor if it was dropped:
a. stapler
b. pencil
c. hammer
d. textbook
e. keys
B. What object would cause a clamor if it shattered? _________________________
C. What often makes a clamor at Chatsworth High in between classes? ____________
D. Write the sentence in the book on page 34 that contains the world clamor: “He
gesticulated _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.”
5. Michael’s parents had grave looks on their faces when they told him to home by curfew.
Grave (adjective) means: (a) excited (b) confused (c) worried (d) serious
A. In what job is a person often in grave danger? ____________________________
B. What do students do to put themselves in grave trouble at school? ____________
_______________________________________________________________
C. Describe the grave situation the boys in Lord of the Flies are in? ______________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
D. Write the sentence from the book on page 36 that contains the word grave” “There
was no _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ watching.”
Chapters 3 - 4
6. Jeremy was furtive when texting on his cell phone during class, so the teacher never
caught him.
To be furtive (adjective) is to be:(a) loud (b) quiet (c) honest (d) secretive (e) sneaky
A. Besides using a cell phone in class, what is another situation in which teenagers
must be furtive? _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
B. In what job does a person need to be furtive? ___________________________
C. Based on all the information I gave you about the characters in Lord of the Flies,
which character do you think will be furtive? _______________________
D. Write the sentence from the book on page 49 that contains the word furtive:
“Jack himself ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ of trees”.
7. Daniel felt antagonism towards his brother because he always made fun of him.
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Antagonism (noun) is:
(a) strong love of someone else
(c) strong hatred of someone else
(b) strong jealousy of someone else
(d) strong sympathy for someone else
A. What is one reason teenagers feel antagonism towards their parents? __________
_______________________________________________________________
B. What often happens in school when one student feels antagonism toward another
student? _______________________________________________________
C. Based on the information I gave you on the characters in Lord of the Flies, what
causes Jack to feel antagonism for Ralph? ______________________________
_______________________________________________________________
D. Write the sentence from the novel on page 51 that contains the word antagonism:
“Now ___________________________________________________ audible”.
8. Ms. Swidler could not understand Brian’s speech because his voice was barely audible
To be audible (adjective) is to be:
(a) loud enough to be heard
(c) small enough to not be seen
(b) low enough to not be heard
(d) big enough to be seen
A. Highlight the following sound that is the most audible:
a. fire alarm b. dog barking c. phone ringing d. brushing your teeth
B. What should students do before entering my classroom, so that their cell phone
ring is not audible? ________________________________________________
C. What is Ralph going to blow into to make an audible sound to call the rest of the
boys on the island? ________________________
D. Write down the sentence from the novel on page 51 that contains the word
audible: “Now the ________________________________________________.”
9. It was tacit knowledge that Janelle hated school because she ditched almost every day.
When something is tacit (adjective), it is:
(a) understood without words
(c) hard to explain
(b) hard to understand
(d) understood with an explanation
A. Highlight below what is tacit about taking a test in class:
1. Students are allowed to look at other students’ papers.
2. Students are allowed to open the book for help.
3. Students are not allowed to look at other students’ papers.
4. Students are allowed to ask the teachers for answers.
B. When two people decide to get married, what do they make a tacit agreement to do?
_______________________________________________________________
C. When you want to break-up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, how can you
communicate this in a tacit way? ______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
D. Write the sentence from the novel on page 55 that contains the word tacit: “Jack
nodded, as ______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ bathing pool.”
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10. There is a myriad of stars in the sky.
A myriad (noun) is a:
(a) a very small number of something
(c) a very large number of something
(b) a couple of something
(d) a row of something
A. What holiday brings a myriad of people to stores to go shopping? ______________
B. What do you wish you had a myriad of? _________________________________
C. What does the island the boys are on contain a myriad of? ___________________
D. Write the sentence from the book on page 61 that contains the word myriad: “Like
a ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ the beach.”
Context Vocabulary Words
Chapters 1 - 2
1. asthma – a condition that includes having difficulty breathing, wheezing, tightness in the
chest, and coughing
A. What is something someone with asthma wouldn’t be able to do? ________________
2. atom bomb– a nuclear bomb with a powerful explosion capable of destroying a huge area.
Such bombs have been used twice, both during World War II. One bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima in Japan, and the other on Nagasaki, also in Japan.
A. When does a country need to use an atom bomb? ___________________________
3. conch – a large spiral (twisting) shell
Highlight which of the following places you would most likely find a conch: (there may be
more than one answer)
A. the beach
B. a jungle
C. a desert
D. a forest
E. a park
4. creepers – a type of plant that grows quickly and spreads. They often grow across the
ground or up trees.
5. foliage – a cluster (bunch) of leaves, flowers, and branches
Highlight which of the following places you would most likely find creepers and foliage:
(there may be more than one answer)
A. the beach
B. a jungle
C. a desert
D. forest
E. a park
6. fronds – large leaves found on palm trees and ferns
Highlight which of the following places you would most likely find fronds: (there may be
more than one answer)
A. the beach
B. a jungle
C. a desert
D. a forest
E. a park
7. Home Counties – counties in England that all border the city of London
A. You did a map exercise on England. England is part of a larger country. What is it
called? __________________________________
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8. lagoon – a shallow pond of water near a large body of water
Highlight which of the following places you would most likely find a lagoon: (there may
be more than one answer)
A. the beach
B. a jungle
C. a desert
D. a forest
E. a park
9. mirage – an optical (visual) effect sometimes seen in the desert, at sea, or over hot
pavement. A mirage is an illusion (you think you see, but is really not there) of water.
10. pound – the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom (money used in England)
11. silhouette – a shadow or an outline of a person or an object
12. typhoon – a tropical storm or tornado (that happens off the shores of islands)
Highlight which of the following you WOULD NOT see and/or experience if you were in
a typhoon:
A. heavy rain
B. strong winds
C. sunshine
D. cloudy skies
Chapters 3 – 4
1. detritus – loose material, such as pieces of rock that were worn away from a mass
2.
horizon – the place where the earth meets the sky
Highlight which of the following is happening when you look at the horizon:
A. the sun is rising
B. the sun is setting
C. a storm is coming
D. it is raining
3. jungle– a dark area of thick tropical vegetation (plants)
Highlight all of the following you WOULD NOT see in a jungle (there is more than one
answer): A. creepers B. foliage
C. fronds
D. sand
4. runnels – small streams
5. scavenger – someone who looks for food in different places
A. What scavengers can be found in my classroom if food is left behind? __________
B. What scavengers are on Chatsworth High’s campus after lunch to eat the food that
students left behind? ____________________
6. sepal – one of the parts of a flower
Write down the name of another part of a flower (look it up in the dictionary if you
have to): ____________________________
7.
sundial – an object that shows the time of the day by the sun and shadows
Write down something we use today to show the time? ________________________
8. taboo – something you should never do because society says it is not okay to do. For
example, a taboo when eating food in public is chewing with your mouth open.
Write down another taboo: _____________________________________________
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