Vocabulary Quiz Unit 5 Week 2

What does the word "plunging" mean?

• Moving upward quickly

• Diving or falling suddenly in a downward direction

• Staying still

• Laughing loudly

Who is a prospector?

• A teacher

• A scientist

• An individual who explores for gold and other minerals

• A doctor

What does "scoffed" mean?

• Praised

• Whispered

• Made fun of; mocked; teased

• Cried

What is a settlement?

• A type of dance

• A high mountain

• A colony or new region where people start living

• A new book

What does "shrivel" mean?

• To grow quickly

• To wrinkle and shrink

• To paint

• To sing loudly

What are territories?

• Small tools

• Types of birds

• Large areas or regions of land

• Ocean waves

What does "topple" mean?

• To jump high

• To run fast

• To fall or make fall forward

• To swim

What does "withered" mean?

• Brightly colored

• Heavily weighted

• Shriveled or dried up

• Loudly echoed