Shells/Hatchet

His fingers gingerly touched a group of needles that had been driven through his pants and into the fleshy part of his calf.

What does the word gingerly mean in this sentence?

• cautiously

• thirstily

• unhappily

• powerfully

Which word is an antonym of gingerly?

• thoughtfully

• secretly

• wrecklessly

• angrily

Working as fast as he could he carefully placed the dried grass and wood pieces he had tried first on top of the bark and was gratified to see them take.

What does the word gratified mean in this sentence?

• dissatisfied

• intrigued

• concerned

• pleased

Which word ending can be added to the word grat to create a common word?

• -ination

• -iness

• -itude

Clearly there had to be something for the sparks to ignite, some kind of timber or kindling-but what?

What does the word ignite mean in this sentence?

• fly away

• come together

• change color

• catch fire

Which word is a synonym to ignite?

• extinguish

• disappear

• illuminate

• burn

Read the definition, choose the word that matches.

Definition: Moved quickly and lightly

• sliced

• loped

• shredded

• frayed

• skittered

Read the definition and match the word.

Definition: Moved slowly and gracefully.

• sliced

• loped

• shredded

• frayed

• skittered

Read the definition and match the word.

Definition: begin to come apart.

• sliced

• loped

• shredded

• frayed

• skittered

Read the definition and match the word.

Definition: Torn up into very small pieces.

• sliced

• loped

• shredded

• frayed

• skittered