Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapters 14-17 Vocabulary Test

__________________ means the stem of a plant.

• flower

• stalk

• petal

• coral

___________ means a high point of land overlooking the water.

• land

• cliff

• headland

• sealand

________________ means deserted or left alone by someone.

• prowling

• lure

• venturing

• abandoned

_______________ means such skeletons collectively, forming reefs, islands.

• coral

• limp

• paces

• headland

_________________ means a large fish-eating bird.

• crow

• pelican

• dove

• stalk

__________________ means a pole that holds several weapons such as an ax or a hammer.

• pelican

• coral

• stalk

• shaft

______________ means stealing merchandise on a ship.

• prowling

• venturing

• abandoning

• pacing

_____________ means to walk crippled, jerky manner.

• limp

• stalk

• lure

• paces

_____________ means anything that attracts people to it.

• stalk

• limp

• lure

• coral

________________ means to go about sneakily trying to steal something.

• luring

• pacing

• venturing

• prowling