Sign of the Beaver Vocabulary Chapters 1-6

The young boy had chopped all day to fell the tree. To fell means....

• To chop down

• To tear it up by the roots

• To plant it

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You would need a live coal if you fire went out. What is a live coal?

• A coal hot enough to start a fire

• Firewood you cut down.

• Another word for lighter.

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The Native Americans were often treated horribly. What word means horrible?

• horrid

• content

• ruefully

• chink

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If you are content, you are.....

• happy

• sad

• depressed

• excited

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She reckoned she should put on her coat when she saw the snow outside. Reckoned means.....

• concluded

• answered

• remembered

• cried

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Matt cut a notch in a stick every night. What is a notch?

• a sign

• a beaver

• a small indent

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Matt filled the chinks with clay from the river. What is a chink?

• a small opening or hole

• a type of pot to cook in

• the spot in the fireplace

• one of his tools for the garden.

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To ruefully give someone bad news means you are doing it....

• sadly

• cheerfully

• excitedly

• bashfully

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Pewter is

• a silver colored metal

• a special glass

• a plow for the field

• the name of the character in the book.

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A thick brown syrup made of sugar is

• ruefully

• chink

• molasses

• pelt

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