Wordly Wise 7.2 Review

Mauritius was unknown to the world until 1507. Its ________________________ ended that year when Portuguese sailors landed on the Indian Ocean Island.

The Portuguese established a permanent settlement on Mauritius. The island had been visited by other soldiers ____________ to their arrival, but none had stayed.

The island was overrun with large, flightless birds. When properly cooked, they provided a fine _________________ for the sailors.

Hunting these helpless creatures was easy. The island's new inhabitants wasted no time in cooking and _________________ them.

They called the bird a dodo. The word today has a ________________ meaning when referring to a person.

You would not be pleased if someone called you a dodo. A dodo is someone who is not very ______________.

The dodo was a very ____________________ bird that was unable to fly or run fast.

For thousands of years, the dodos had lived without fear. This made them _________________________ when humans began hunting them for food.

Since it had never been hunted before, the dodo was easy prey for its new ________________________.

With the humans came the first dogs, which added to the dodo's troubles. The dogs roamed the island and _________________________ for dodo eggs.