Ravine vocabulary and review

The reason one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

• cause
• motivation
• inference
• effect

Choose the correct form of each "confusing" word to complete the sentence:
If you go ___ the store, could you pick up some milk?

• too
• to
• two

Choose the correct form of each "confusing" word to complete the sentence:
Take out ____ books and turn to page 27.

• you're
• your

Choose the correct form of each "confusing" word to complete the sentence:
If you ___ your book, you'll need to buy another.

• loose
• lose

Choose the correct form of each "confusing" word to complete the sentence:
Please ___ this humble gift as a token of my appreciation.

• accept
• except

Form of language that is spoken in a particular region by the people who live there is

• conversation 
• tone 
• dialect

"The Ravine" Read the following question; then choose the letter of the BEST answer:
Which of the following is most important about the setting of the story?

• It is muddy and slippery.
• It is a place where kids swim.
• It is a deep jungle pond.
• It is a place where a boy died.

"The Ravine" Read the following question; then choose the  letter of the BEST answer:
How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?

• excited and adventerous
• nervous and anxious
• calm and peaceful
• bored and tired

Make an inference. What reason would the author have for using imagery in the following selection: Starlene torpedoed over, swimming underwater. Her body glittered in the small amount of sunlight that penetrated the  trees around the rim of the ravine.

• excited and adventurous
• The aurthor is giving clues to what will happen later in the story.
• The author wants the characters in the story to seem afraid. 
• The author wants to create a mental picture in the reader's mind.

How does Vinny change by the end of the story?

• He becomes brave enough to jump.
• He does whatever his friends tell him to do.
• He learns that  it is okay to say no to his friends.
• He becomes embarrassed about not jumping.