The Ravine Vocabulary

What does "gnarly" mean?

• A deep, narrow, valley made by running water. 

• has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface.

•  is a small brook or stream.

• overhanging or extremely steep area of rock.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of "precipe"?

• A deep, narrow, valley made by running water. 

•  has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface.

• fall, pour, or rush in stages, like a waterfall over steep rocks

• overhanging or extremely steep area of rock.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does "ravine" mean?

• has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface

• is a small brook or stream

• overhanging or extremely steep area of rock

• A deep, narrow, valley made by running water. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "rivulet" mean?

• overhanging or extremely steep area of rock.

•  is a small brook or stream.

• fall, pour, or rush in stages, like a waterfall over steep rocks.

• has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "cascade" mean?

• A deep, narrow, valley made by running water

• has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface.

• overhanging or extremely steep area of rock.

• fall, pour, or rush in stages, like a waterfall over steep rocks.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which quote from the text on page 5 best supports how the setting made Vinny feel uneasy and afraid?

• "He followed Joe-Bot and Mo to the waterfall and ducked under it."

• "The cold mountain water tasted tangy. Was it because the boy's body was down there decomposing?"

• "Moments later, Vinny jumped up onto a large boulder at the edge of the pond."

• "Mo and Joe-Boy threw their towels onto the rocks and dove into the pond."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which event is the climax (turning point) in the story?

• Vinny rubs off the cross and spits out the leaf.

• Vinny hears the voice of peace telling him not to jump.

• Vinny paints a cross on his chest and puts a leaf in his mouth.

• Vinny prays the peace will stay with him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is most important about the setting of the story?

• It is a deep jungle pond.

• It is muddy and slippery.

• It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii.

• It is a place where a boy has died.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best describes the main conflict of the story?

• Starlene pressures Vinny to climb to the 50ft. ledge.

• The dead boy's body has been found by the search and rescue drivers.

• Vinny doesn't know if the stone goddess is real.

• Vinny is afraid of being in the ravine with his friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5