The Dog of Pompeii
Multisyllabic Words
Vocabulary
Random
100

The city of Pompeii is destroyed by a —

  • A.tsunami
  • B.forest fire
  • C.volcanic eruption
  • D.sudden flash flood
  • C.volcanic eruption
100

Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as the word below.

elaborate

  • A. centennial

  • B. discipline

  • C. music 

  • D. probability

A. centennial

100

The emergency worker quickly REVIVED the man who had fainted.

  • A. avoided for a while

  • B. called with a loud voice

  • C. knelt beside and talked to

  • D. brought back to consciousness

 

D. brought back to consciousness

100

What is another world for the CONFLICT in a story?

problem

200

The narrator calls Bimbo and Tito comrades to emphasize that —

  • A.they are homeless
  • B.they are good friends
  • C.Bimbo does not obey Tito
  • D.Tito has trained Bimbo well
  • B.they are good friends
200

Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as the word below.

sequential

  • A. acrobatic

  • B. enlistment 

  • C. interconnected

  • D. occasional

  • B. enlistment 

200

Melissa’s cat was her true COMRADE.

  • A. companion 

  • B. competitor 

  • C. nuisance

  • D. invader

  • A. companion

200

Where AND when does the Dog of Pompeii take place?

Pompeii, Italy

 79 AD

300

Why do Tito and Bimbo go to the forum?

  • A.to ask about Vesuvius
  • B.to escape the thick fog
  • C.to find something to eat
  • D.to join a holiday celebration
  • C.to find something to eat
300

Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as the word below.

intermediate

  • A. actuality

  • B. amateur

  • C. independent

  • D. punctuation

A. actuality

300

Many people were COAXED into petting my dog.

  • A. forced 

  • B. persuaded

  • C. shamed

  • D. tricked

  • B. persuaded

300

What makes The Dog of Pompeii historical fiction?

It is set in the past, the characters are fiction, but the events are real.

400

How does Tito feel at the end of the story?

  • A.He is happy because he has escaped the city.
  • B.He is sad because Bimbo has been left behind.
  • C.He is happy because he is now part of a new family.
  • D.He is sad because he does not want to leave Pompeii.
  • B.He is sad because Bimbo has been left behind.
400

Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as the word below.

encouragement

  • A. academically 

  • B. eventually

  • C. mathematics

  • D. subsequent

C. mathematics

400

It was a CUSTOM in some places to ring a bell to start the school day.

  • A. up to a group of adults 

  • B. an accepted way of doing things

  • C. considered somewhat unusual

  • D. against certain local regulations

  • B. an accepted way of doing things

400

What is the name of the volcano that erupted in Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius

500

What do we learn happens to Bimbo after he helps Tito escape?

  • A.He returns for a raisin cake.
  • B.He gets lost in the ashy fog.
  • C.He returns to help other people.
  • D.He flees the city in a boat with other escaping people.
  • A.He returns for a raisin cake.
500

The syllables that make up the word continually are —

  • A. con/tin/u/ally

  • B. con/tinu/ally

  • C. co/nt/in/ua/l/ly

  • D. con/tin/u/al/ly

D. con/tin/u/al/ly

500

HEED my advice and make sure to do your homework.

  • A. Ask about

  • B. Listen to

  • C. Ignore totally

  • D. Wonder about

B. Listen to

500

What is Tito's favorite food?

Raisin cake

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