Question 1 of 10
What does ‘grave’ mean in ‘The Rat looked very grave’?
A) relating to a tomb
B) serious and deeply concerned
C) cheerful and relaxed
D) extremely tired
Question 2 of 10
What does ‘valiant’ mean in ‘the valiant animal’?
A) very brave
B) very large
C) very gentle
D) very clever
Question 3 of 10
A ‘brace of pistols’ means how many pistols?
A) one
B) two (a pair)
C) six
D) a dozen
Question 4 of 10
What is a ‘cudgel’?
A) a small lantern
B) a waterproof boot
C) a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon
D) a leather belt
Question 5 of 10
What does ‘forsaking’ mean in ‘forsaking all paths’?
A) abandoning / leaving behind
B) following closely
C) building
D) blocking
Question 6 of 10
What does ‘pored’ mean in ‘pored over it for a minute’?
A) poured liquid over it
B) studied it very closely
C) threw it away
D) tore it up
Question 7 of 10
In ‘running along straight and purposeful’, the tracks are described as:
A) wandering aimlessly
B) faint and hard to see
C) determined and heading in a clear direction
D) circular
Question 8 of 10
‘He made his way manfully through the wood.’ Which word class is ‘manfully’?
A) a noun
B) an adjective
C) a verb
D) an adverb
Question 9 of 10
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly for ‘the cap belonging to the Mole’?
A) the Mole’s cap
B) the Moles cap
C) the Moles’ cap
D) the Mole’s’ cap
Question 10 of 10
‘The Rat looked very grave.’ Which word in this sentence is the adjective?
A) Rat
B) looked
C) grave
D) very