The Ravine Vocabulary Review

What is the meaning of "gnarly"? 

• Something flat and very smooth.
• Something that has many knots and bumps on its surface.
• Something that moves in different directions.
• Something extremely sharp

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the word "precipice"?

• An extremely steep area of rock
• A deep body of water
• A plateau
• Somewhere fun to play at 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the meaning of the word "rivulet"?

• Somewhere you can swim or fish.
• A very deep lake
• A powerful cascade 
• A small brook or stream 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the word "cascade"?

•  A violent water current, like river rapids.
• Something that will fall, or pour, like a waterfall.
• A rivulet
• A very still body of water, like a lake

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is an example of "gnarly"?

• A smooth piece of rock
• Tree branches
• A baby's skin
• Growing plants

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a synonym for "precipice"?

• Valley
• Plateau
• Cliff
• Cave

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

What is an example of "cascade"? 

• Niagara Falls
• Atlantic Ocean
• Mount Everest
• Yellowstone National Park

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

a coiled or looped bundle of something, such as rope or yarn

• rivulet
• precipice
• hank
• gnarly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a non-native Hawaiian

• cascade
• ravine
• hank
• haole

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a small brook or stream

• cascade
• ravine
• gnarly
• rivulet

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4