Nim's Island Vocab. Ch. 1-3

What does shrill mean?

• high-pitched

• moving fast in a straight line

• a feeling like being touched by sharp points

• communicate by writing

What does prickly mean?

• high-pitched

• lift or pull something up high

• a feeling like being touched by sharp points

• communicate by writing

What does investigate mean?

• to go looking for information

• lift or pull something up high

• a feeling like being touched by sharp points

• communicate by writing

What does scudding mean?

• to go looking for information

• lift or pull something up high

• moving fast in a straight line

• communicate by writing

What does hoisted mean?

• high-pitched

• lift or pull something up high

• moving fast in a straight line

• communicate by writing

What does correspond mean?

• high-pitched

• lift or pull something up high

• moving fast in a straight line

• communicate by writing

From the airplane I could see wild horses ________________________ across the plain.

• scudding

• hoisted

• correspond

• shrill

Mrs. Sagun and Mrs. Joss __________________ by email.

• scudding

• hoisted

• correspond

• shrill

The ___________ sound of the EA's whistle tells us that recess is over.

• shrill

• scudding

• hoisted

• correspond

We grabbed the flag and __________ it up the flagpole.

• shrill

• scudding

• hoisted

• correspond