The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Word Bank
arouse	beckoned	cockiness	dawn
elevator	executed	exhilarated	resist
threadbare	threshold	tousled

Vocabulary activity for Chapter 6 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.

Though Keith was a friendly boy, even a _____ one, Ralph still did not like the feel of skin against his paws.
1. generous
2. marvelous
3. incredulous
It must be terrible to go through life without fur and such a _____, having to wear clothes that had to be washed and drip-dried.
1. nuisance
2. incredulous
3. impressive
"I'll take care of it," promised Ralph, somewhat _____.
1. chastened
2. seized
3. marveled
"You mean I have a choice?" he asked, _____.
1. chastened
2. incredulous
3. marvelous
"I do wish you would be more careful whom you _____ with."
1. seize
2. associate
3. impress
It was after your Uncle Leroy disappeared and his bones were found in an owl _____.
1. nuisance
2. oxford
3. pellet
He stuffed half a sandwich a bit at a time into the hole where Ralph _____ the pieces and pulled them all the way through.
1. chastened
2. associated
3. seized
Ralph's mother could not help being _____ by the sight of that peanut-butter sandwich.
1. impressed
2. marveled
3. associated
"Just like room service," she _____.
1. associated
2. marveled
3. seized
Ralph was lost in _____ and daydreams of speed and power.
1. pellets
2. oxfords
3. admiration
He recognized her steps and his recognized her shoes - stout, sensible black _____.
1. pellets
2. generous
3. oxfords