The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Word Bank
apologetically	bravado	busboy	cowered
drowsy	hampered	indignant	mislaid
obviously	rhythmic	rudeness	sensation

Vocabulary activity for Chapter 4 of The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary!

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.

"It's around someplace. You just _____ it."
1. cowered
2. mislaid
3. apologized
While Ralph _____ behind the apple core, Keith opened the drawer of the bedside table.
1. cowered
2. mislaid
3. drowsed
The boy was silent, but the mouse could feel the _____ drafts of his breathing.
1. rhythmic
2. sensation
3. bravado
"Oh, some," answered Ralph with a display of _____."
1. indignant
2. bravado
3. rhythm
Ralph instantly regretted his _____.
1. rudeness
2. bravado
3. sensation
"Oh, of course," said the boy _____. "I should have thought of that myself."
1. rhythmically
2. apologetically
3. indignantly
As soon as she finished her duties, she was going out to the parking lot to meet a _____.
1. obvious
2. busboy
3. sensation
Lie low indeed! Ralph was _____.
1. indignant
2. rhythmic
3. bravado
"Night, Mom," said the boy, sounding as if he were already _____.
1. rude
2. apologetic
3. drowsy
The boy was _____ delighted that his motorcycle was just right for a mouse.
1. obviously
2. coweredly
3. hamperedly
It was a glorious _____, speeding around on the carpet.
1. sensation
2. hamper
3. bravado
Ralph really felt sorry for the boy, _____ as he was by his youth and his mother.
1. hampered
2. cowered
3. mislaid