Hatchet Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"He pulled the torn remnants of his windbreaker, pieces really, around his shoulders and tried to hold what heat his body could find."

• ice and snow

• parts that are left when the rest is gone

• jackets

• painful memories that you don't want to think about

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Along the edge there were thick grasses and the water looked a little murky and there were small things swimming in the water, small bugs."

• deep and dangerous

• delicious

• dark and hard to see through

• clear and beautiful

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"He made it to the shelter just as the clouds completely opened and the rain roared down in sheets. Soon the sand outside was drenched..."

• a safe place to be

• small pieces

• a place to sleep

• thoroughly soaked

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"He screamed it and he could not be sure if the scream awakened him or the pain in his stomach. His whole abdomen was torn with great rolling jolts of pain..."

• terrible injury

• arms and legs

• body part below the chest

• loud yell

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"...cutting the bark in thin slivers, hairs so fine they were almost not there. It was painstaking work, slow work, and he stayed with it for over two hours."

• careful and requiring effort

• impossible

• simple

• dangerous and scary

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitos."

• loud noise

• warm and comfortable

• bug spray

• unpleasant but unending

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"Soon, as before, his stomach was full, but now he had some sense and he did not gorge or cram more down."

• throw up

• jump up and down

• eat large amounts

• a canyon with steep walls

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"Perpich used to drum that into them- 'You are your most valuable asset. Don't forget that. You are the best thing you have."

• instrument

• problem

• feeling of regret

• thing of value

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"The bird had sat and he had lunged and the two points took the bird back down into the ground and killed it almost instantly."

• moved suddenly

• waited

• looked closely

• died

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"a kingfisher... left the branch while he watched and dove into the water. It emerged a split part of a second later."

• sank

• went down

• had an emergency

• came out

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4