Apples to Oregon Vocabulary

If you are plunging, what are you doing?

• drying up and shrinking
• falling quickly
• looking for gold
• setting up a new life

What does it mean to shrivel?

• To set up a new life
• To search for gold
• To dry up and shrink
• To make fun of someone

If a plant has withered, what does that mean?

• It has flowered
• It is growing tall
• It is drying up
• It is strong and healthy

What does a prospector do?

• Buys gold
• Looks for gold
• Sells gold
• Turns gold into coins

If people scoff, what does that mean?

• They are sad 
• They shuffle their feet
• They have a cold
• They are making fun of someone or something

What is the BEST synonym for topple?

• jump
• collapse
• climb
• laugh

What is a settlement?

• A covered wagon that pioneers used to travel west
• A place where people live when they are new to an area
• A large are of land 
• A plant

What is a territory?

• A large area of land where people settled
• The back yard of your house
• A state
• A country