Vocab quiz!

A whimsical illustration of a person dressed as a penguin trying to communicate with real penguins in a snowy Antarctic landscape, with a ship on the horizon.

Penguin Survival Vocabulary Challenge

Test your vocabulary skills with this engaging quiz based on a whimsical tale of survival among penguins in Antarctica! Can you find the right words to complete the story?

  • Multiple choice questions
  • Learn new words in a fun context
  • Perfect for vocabulary enthusiasts
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by WaddlingWordsmith24
I was stranded in Antarctica with no hope of rescue. There was only one way I was going to survive: try and ______ the penguins.
Befriend
Beck
Conclude
Accuse
With their jolly walks and smiley faces, I felt that these were ______ creatures, who would be kind to me.
Bewildered
Affable
Contemporary
Fatal
"Hello, penguin! My ship got smashed up on the ice, and I was wondering if you'd like to be my pal?" I asked in the general direction of an ______ of penguins.
Combination
Artichoke
Abundance
Flamboyant
With a cry of _____, the nearest penguin squawked and, with one malicious flipper, smacked me into a hole.
Distress
Meticulousness
Idleness
Labour
I was submerged in freezing water! I had to get out fast, unless I started coughing and contracted some _______.
Abundance
Malady
Oath
Mercy
Slowly, with enormous effort, I ______ from the hole.
Enraged
Enraptured
Emerged
Emptied
The plan was clear. I was going to have to be able to ______ the penguins, so I could totally blend in with them!
Mimic
Interrupt
Lavish
Moral
After listening closely to their squawks, I was able to _____ a pretty good penguin accent.
Abject
Adopt
Adroit
Adenoid
With some torn-up dinner jackets and other formal ______, I was successfully able to make a penguin suit.
Guards
Grotesques
Garments
Fripperies
The time came. I waddled over to my fellow penguins. "Squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk," I _________.
Punctured
Shrank
Bellowed
Permitted
"Squawk squawk squawk," they replied. This was the best conversation I'd had in months! Soon, I was able to blend in with penguin life, waddling around and squawking, though _______ to lay an egg gave me a lot of trouble.
Altering
Quenching
Siezing
Attempting
Then, one day, I spotted a ship in the distance. Rescue! I shot up and started waving, hoping the ship would come and take me to a _______.
Sanitorium
Sanctuary
Solidarity
Salad bar
The ship started steaming toward me. But - uh-oh! _______ struck, as the penguins saw that I'd been duping them! "Squawk squawk squawk," they growled furiously.
Convivium
Ridiculousness
Calamity
Complexion
I only had one trick left up my sleeve. I quickly tucked a bib into my collar and pulled a knife and fork from my pocket. It was time to see if these birds were ______.
Sober
Stretched
Edible
Exquisite
On board the ship, the crew were amazed. "Are you sure you don't want anything to eat? You've been stranded in the snowy wastes for two years!" "No, thank you," I groaned, my hunger well and truly _______. "I'm stuffed."
Sated
Quenched
Stretched
Squelched
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