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Quiz about Beware of Jabberwok  Common Words
Quiz about Beware of Jabberwok  Common Words

Beware of Jabberwok! -- Common Words Quiz


In each paragraph, you'll find three expressions for the same word - you need to identify the word. For example, "die" can mean a single dice, a machine tool or to expire. All usages are American, nouns are singular and verbs are in the infinitive.

A multiple-choice quiz by PDAZ. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
PDAZ
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
313,768
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
528
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. You may have thought the Jabberwock was killed in Lewis Carroll's poem, but you would be incorrect. Something went amiss (the "beamish boy" actually chopped off the head of a rabid pirate), and the Jabberwock escaped. Hoping to avoid detection, she modified her name to Jabberwok and took up residence in Sussex, where she harbored a desire to avenge the injustice that nearly befell her.

Answer: (Five letters beginning with "W")
Question 2 of 10
2. Jabberwok went to university to learn about pre-1500 history. She worked part-time in the library, where there were paintings of various mythological creatures, and she would spend many hours examining them. In the evening, she went into her office at home and would relax by sketching the creatures she had seen that day.

Answer: (Five letters beginning with "S")
Question 3 of 10
3. Jabberwok was pretty impressed with the story of the Trojan Horse. She decided to come up with a similar scheme -- she would use a disguise to allow her to get near the home of the beamish boy! She plotted her revenge carefully. She wrote it down and stored the blueprint in a cabinet for safe-keeping until she was ready to act.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "P")
Question 4 of 10
4. Jabberwok had to decide what to name her creature. She considered "Trojan Llama" but decided that the beamish boy would be too afraid of the howl of a llama to let it in. While she was pondering the issue, the phone rang but it went to voice mail. It was the local schoolmaster; Jabberwok would have to contact him by phone later.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "C")
Question 5 of 10
5. Jabberwok ended up with three name choices that made the final group. She decided to pass on Trojan Turtle and Trojan Rabbit (the latter sounded too familiar - someone must have already used that title). The winner was Trojan Panda. She set to work chopping wood for it but suffered a laceration and had to put the task off for a while.

Answer: (Three letters beginning with "C")
Question 6 of 10
6. Jabberwok contacted the schoolmaster. He wanted to offer her a job teaching ten-year old children at the local school. Jabberwok thought it would require too much effort, but she needed the money to build her Trojan Panda so she accepted. She thought this undertaking might succeed.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "W")
Question 7 of 10
7. The first day of teaching was an adventure! Jabberwok returned home exhausted, but the day wasn't over. She wanted to try out her Trojan Panda, but first she had to write a quiz for tomorrow's class. This took longer than she expected, and she had to postpone her trial run for another day.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "T")
Question 8 of 10
8. Jabberwok had planned to make the Trojan Panda assault in Autumn, but fate intervened. She slipped on a banana peel and plummeted to the ground. The injury kept her from her final rehearsals, and she failed to keep pace with her schedule. The revenge would have to wait.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "F")
Question 9 of 10
9. Meanwhile, school was going well. The children were amusing, and Jabberwok even enjoyed having homework to grade. She could see herself doing this for the next twenty years. Gradually, the desire to get even with the beamish boy was waning.

Answer: (Five letters beginning with "S")
Question 10 of 10
10. In the end, Jabberwok made a momentous decision. She liked her new life and wanted it to go on forever. She dismantled the Trojan Panda, symbolically throwing the final pieces of her former life in the fireplace. The Jabberwock was no more, and Jabberwok lived happily ever after.

Answer: (Four letters beginning with "L")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You may have thought the Jabberwock was killed in Lewis Carroll's poem, but you would be incorrect. Something went amiss (the "beamish boy" actually chopped off the head of a rabid pirate), and the Jabberwock escaped. Hoping to avoid detection, she modified her name to Jabberwok and took up residence in Sussex, where she harbored a desire to avenge the injustice that nearly befell her.

Answer: Wrong

Be incorrect = be wrong
Went amiss = went wrong
Avenge the injustice = avenge the wrong
2. Jabberwok went to university to learn about pre-1500 history. She worked part-time in the library, where there were paintings of various mythological creatures, and she would spend many hours examining them. In the evening, she went into her office at home and would relax by sketching the creatures she had seen that day.

Answer: Study

To learn about = to study
To examine them = to study them
Her office at home = her study
3. Jabberwok was pretty impressed with the story of the Trojan Horse. She decided to come up with a similar scheme -- she would use a disguise to allow her to get near the home of the beamish boy! She plotted her revenge carefully. She wrote it down and stored the blueprint in a cabinet for safe-keeping until she was ready to act.

Answer: Plan

A similar scheme = a similar plan
To plot = to plan
The blueprint = the plan

Note: "Plot" isn't the answer because it was one of the clues.
4. Jabberwok had to decide what to name her creature. She considered "Trojan Llama" but decided that the beamish boy would be too afraid of the howl of a llama to let it in. While she was pondering the issue, the phone rang but it went to voice mail. It was the local schoolmaster; Jabberwok would have to contact him by phone later.

Answer: Call

To name = to call
The howl = the call
Contact by phone = to call
5. Jabberwok ended up with three name choices that made the final group. She decided to pass on Trojan Turtle and Trojan Rabbit (the latter sounded too familiar - someone must have already used that title). The winner was Trojan Panda. She set to work chopping wood for it but suffered a laceration and had to put the task off for a while.

Answer: Cut

Made the final group = made the cut
To chop = to cut
A laceration = a cut
6. Jabberwok contacted the schoolmaster. He wanted to offer her a job teaching ten-year old children at the local school. Jabberwok thought it would require too much effort, but she needed the money to build her Trojan Panda so she accepted. She thought this undertaking might succeed.

Answer: Work

A job = work
Too much effort = too much work
Might succeed = might work
7. The first day of teaching was an adventure! Jabberwok returned home exhausted, but the day wasn't over. She wanted to try out her Trojan Panda, but first she had to write a quiz for tomorrow's class. This took longer than she expected, and she had to postpone her trial run for another day.

Answer: Test

To try out = to test
A quiz = a test
Trial run = a test
8. Jabberwok had planned to make the Trojan Panda assault in Autumn, but fate intervened. She slipped on a banana peel and plummeted to the ground. The injury kept her from her final rehearsals, and she failed to keep pace with her schedule. The revenge would have to wait.

Answer: Fall

Autumn = Fall
To plummet = to fall
Fail to keep pace = Fall behind
9. Meanwhile, school was going well. The children were amusing, and Jabberwok even enjoyed having homework to grade. She could see herself doing this for the next twenty years. Gradually, the desire to get even with the beamish boy was waning.

Answer: Score

To grade = to score
Twenty years = a score
Get even = even the score
10. In the end, Jabberwok made a momentous decision. She liked her new life and wanted it to go on forever. She dismantled the Trojan Panda, symbolically throwing the final pieces of her former life in the fireplace. The Jabberwock was no more, and Jabberwok lived happily ever after.

Answer: Last

In the end = at last
To go on forever = to last
Final = last
Source: Author PDAZ

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