Vocab
vocab
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Question
Comprehension
100

desolate

deserted; empty

100

brink 

extreme edge

100

All he had left was a little house in a _______ place.

desolate

100

Beauty sees a ________ and _________ in the castle that makes her know her dream contains real messages. 

bracelet and portrait of the prince who seems to wink at her. 

100

Why is the sea salty?

A skipper had to sail to faraway seas to gather salt. He desired a mill so that is would grind salt and then he wouldn't have to sail so far for it. He couldn't get the mill to stop grinding and it continues to grind at the bottom of the sea today. 

200

mischief

harm or trouble 

200

bitterly

painful; emotional

200

But her father who was more _________, begged them to wait a little. 

prudent

200

The most important message in the story is that we should trust our ______ not _________.

hear not appearances

200

He was almost exhausted with cold and _______.

fatigue

300

obliged 

required; compelled

300

fatigue

extreme tiredness; exhaustion

300

At first they would not hear of this, and ________ and bargained with the man, but stuck with what he said. 

haggled

300

When the poor man gets home from the hand-mill what is the first thing he asks it to grind?

Christmas Eve supper

300

Why does beauty feel she must return to the beast after 2 months?

Because she promised the Beast she would return. She dreamed he would die if she did not return.

400

perilous

dangerous; unsafe

400

prudent

wise; sensible

400

he had to sail far away over the ________ sea for freights of salt. 

perilous

400

What was the rich brothers reaction to the poor brother's banquet feast that he throws for all his friends.

He is angry and envious 
400

What does the beast demand of the merchant?

That he brings one of his daughters back to stay with him.

500

haggled

bickered, argued over the price

500

extravagance

wasteful; careless spending

500

Beauty wishes for her fathers _________ and a ________ when he returns. 

safety and a rose

500

How is beauty different from her sisters?

She is simple, optimistic, and self-sacrificing. She is grateful and kind. 

500

What did the merchant steal that makes the beast mad. 

A rose