"The Scarlet Ibis" Vocab List 1

What is the definition of a doodlebug?

• an insect that has many legs and can swiftly move about.

• larva of a type of insect that moves backward.

• a large, red bug found in North Carolina

• a large worm-like insect that has very low intelligence.

Fill in the blank using the correct vocabulary word.

“To discourage his coming with me, I’d run with him across the ends of the cotton rows and ________ him around the corners on two wheels” (171).

Which vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• marquisette

• billowing

• piazza

• ibis

What is a grindstone?

• membrane (thin, skin like material) that sometimes covers a baby’s head at birth.

• a thick disk of stone or other abrasive material and used for grinding, sharpening, or polishing metal objects.

• a type of wheelchair used during the turn of the century.

• a tool to help people travel back in time and remember life's big moments.

What is the definition of careen?

• move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.

• to move fast over a large area of land.

• a metal jug used to hold water for soldiers and cowboys.

• a device used to move water from land that will be used for farming.

Fill in the blank using the correct vocabulary word.

“He might, as long as he lived, lie on the rubber sheet in the center of the bed in the front bedroom where the white _____________ curtains billowed out in the afternoon sea breeze, rustling like palmetto fronds” (169).

What is the definition of piazza?

• a snack consisting of cheese, dough and sauce

• a large courtyard used for town gathering and celebrations

• a public square or market place

• large covered porch

Which vocabulary word does the picture represent?

• piazza

• palmetto fronds

• rank

• doodlebug

Fill in the blank using the correct vocabulary word.

“He might, as long as he lived, lie on the rubber sheet in the center of the bed in the front bedroom where the white marquisette curtains billowed out in the afternoon sea breeze, rustling like __________” (169).

what does "rank" mean in terms of our story?

• a person's station in the army

• to come in first in a contest

• thick and wild; can also mean smelly

• to decay or rot from neglect