The Last Straw Vocabulary Practice

1. The workers _______________the road so more cars could travel safely.

• begged
• rushed
• crouched
• widened

2. Parker’s mom will not _________________him to ride his bike after dark.

• promise
• handful
• allow

3. One of Blake’s jobs at home was to __________________the trash.

• crash
• quickly
• empty
• rushed

4. Becky _________________behind the bush to hide from her dad.

• rushed
• begged
• crouched
• widened

5. It is important to keep a _________________you make with a friend.

• handful
• promise
• allow
• instant

6. If I really wanted my mom to buy me something I just __________________ for it.

• rushed
• begged
• crouched
• instant

7. When the dump truck drove by my house I heard a loud ________________.

• crash
• bottom
• promise
• handful

8. Not clean. Stuff is all over the place.

• promise
• instant
• messy
• allow

9. To be underneath everything else. The lowest point.

• empty
• handful
• bottom
• widened

10. To move fast

• rushed
• allow
• quickly
• helpless