Antonyms
The word FASCINATED means to attract or delight as if by magic. What would the opposite meaning of this word be?
a. happy
b. charm
c. bored
c. bored
The opposite of fascinate is bored
To warn someone is the same as
a. laugh
b. tell
c. sleep
b. tell
To warn someone is to tell them.
If appetizing means to make you want to eat (ex. yummy), and un means not. What does unappetizing mean?
a. not appetizing
b. kind of appetizing
c. delicious
a. not appetizing
un means not, so unappetizing means not appetizing or not yummy.
The little children were fascinated by the bright lights and spinning cars on the rides at the county fair.
What does fascinated mean?
a. happy
b. captivated
c. pretty
b. captivated
Name the two main characters in the story.
The word shrieked means to have shouted or screamed, to express negative emotions. What word would be the opposite of shriek?
a. mumbled
b. yelled
c. shouted
a. mumbled
The opposite of shrieked is mumbled.
To shriek is to
a. whisper
b. write
c. yell
c. yell
To shriek is to yell
If true means real , and un means not... what does untrue mean?
a. false
b. fact
c. people
a. false
untrue is false
Arnie was stunned that Mr. Bing wanted to eat him. What does stunned mean?
a. shocked
b. questioned
c. help
a. shocked
What is the setting in the story?
The story takes place in the bakery and at Mr. Bing's home.
Relief means feeling reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. What word would mean the opposite of this?
a. happy
b. comfort
c. aggravation
c. aggravation
The opposite of relief is aggravation
To be fascinated by something is to be
a. enchanted
b. helped
c. dirty
a. enchanted
To be fascinated by something is to be enchanted.
a. think
b. to go back
c. help
b. to go back
to return means to go back
The kids shrieked loudly after the bug raced across the floor. What does shrieked mean?
a. slept
b. ran
c. yelled
c. yelled
What is the problem in the story?
Arnie the donut does not want to be eaten, but he is a donut.
Awkward means feeling embarrassment or inconvenience. The opposite of awkward would be...
a. tricky
b. relaxed
c. hard
b. relaxed
The opposite of awkward is relaxed.
To feel relief is to feel
a. exhausted
b. tired
c. comfort
c. comfort
When you are relieved, you feel comfort.
If re means again, what does reread mean?
a. to read again
b. not read
c. tear it up
a. to read it again
I would like a nice pastry from the bakery. What does pastry mean?
a. a sweet dough
b. a fork
c. a roast
a. a sweet dough
How do Arnie and Mr. Bing try to solve the problem?
They try to think of other things Arnie could be or do for Mr. Bing (ex. chauffeur, picture frame).
Sheepish means in an embarrassed manner due to shame or lack of self confidence. What word would mean the opposite of sheepish?
a. stubborn
b. quietly
c. easy
a. stubborn
The opposite of sheepish is stubborn
To be stunned is to be
a. happy
b. shocked
c. tired
When you are stunned, you are shocked.
If un means not, what does unkind mean?
Unkind means not kind or mean
Arnie was crushed when he learned that donuts were made to be eaten. What does crushed mean?
a. squeezed into small shape
b. happy
c. feeling disappointed or embarrassed
c. feeling disappointed or embarrassed
How do they solve the problem in the end of the story?
At the end of the story, Arnie becomes Mr. Bing's donut dog.