Old Yeller Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary

What does the word brassy mean in the sentence below?

"Then he lifted in a wild brassy blare that set echos clamoring in the draws and canyons for miles around."

• sad

• very angry

• loud and harsh

• very large

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word sulked mean in the sentence below?

"I sulked and felt sorry for myself all the time I worked with the meat."

• happy

• celebrated

• silent and bad tempered

• lonely and afraid

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word rafter mean in the sentence below?

"I found him at daylight when Mama told me to step out to the dog run and cut down a side of middling meat hanging to the pole rafters."

• a tree that has fallen in the woods

• the roof of a house

• a beam that is part of the roof of the house

• a large window

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word romping mean in the sentence below?

"He rose to his feet, stretched, yawned, then came romping toward me ....."

• laying down

• walking slowly

• doing a silly dance

• playing roughly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word noticeable mean in the sentence below?

"But the most noticeable thing to me about him was how thin and starved looking he was, all but for his belly."

• to be excited

• easily seen or noted

• hidden

• in a bad way

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word bareback mean in the sentence below?

"I mounted Jumper bareback and rode him along Bird Song Creek and across a rocky hog back ridge."

• with a saddle

• on one side

• in the middle of his back

• without a saddle

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word withers mean in the sentence below?

"I got me a second rope and tied it tight around his middle, just back of his withers."

• The middle of a horse's back.

• The ridge between the shoulder blade of an animal.

• The animal's feet.

• The animal's tail.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word churning mean in the sentence below?

"The bone crushing weight of their hoofs was stomping all around and over me, churning up such a fog of dust that I couldn't see a thing."

• to agitate or move about vigorously

• to clear up

• to throw away

• to break

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word reeking mean in the sentence below?

"The hot, reeking scent of their blood was in my nose."

• loud and rude

• strong and unpleasant smell

• hooked horn

• to leap forward

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word chongo mean in the sentence below?

"When that happened, Chongo was suddenly the silliest looking bull you ever saw."

• big and strong

• a different color

• droop horn

• a bad smell

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4