Yonder Mountain Vocab

What does the word pausing mean?  The students were pausing to look both ways before crossing the street.

• hurrying forward
• opening their eyes
• pushing and shoving
• stopping for a moment

What does the word mist mean? The mist made it hard for the sea captain to see land.

• fog
• night
• water
• wind

What does the word rugged mean?  The pioneer wagons could not cross the rugged mountains.

•  sand and wet
• windy and cold
• grassy and green
• bumpy and rocky

What does the word pleaded mean. In the cartoon, the mouse pleaded with the cat to let him go.

• begged
• joked
• ordered
• screamed

What does the word examined mean?  Steve examined the old car for scratches.

• gave a test
• drove carefully
• banged and hit
• looked at carefully

What word best completes the sentence? If you drop the plate it will _____

• brake
• brak
• break
• brook

What word best completes the sentence? Neil is seven now, next year he will turn _____.

• at
• ate
• eat
• eight

Which word best completes the sentence? When the cousins left, we all waved ____.

• bay
• bie
• buy
• bye

What word best completes the sentence? I don't know what this old tool is used _____.

• for
• fore
• four
• fur

Which word best completes the sentence below?  When the elf laughs, he sounds happy and _____.

• Mary
• marry
• merry
• murry