Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

"Receding like an old man's hairline"

What does the word receding mean in this simile?

• He needs a hat.

• Go or move back

• Move forward

• A flow of water

The firefighters battled the intense flames for more than an hour.

What does intense mean in this sentence?

• hot

• serious

• Tiny or small

• Extreme force, degree or strength

This bike can't go anywhere because it is _____________.

• stationary
• speedy

• slow

• amazing

The upcoming storm made the skies have a ________ colored shade.

• gray

• breeches

• dusky

• purple

The picture shows an example of ____________ water.

• waving

• rippling

• blue

• ocean

A length of water that is normally straight, that joins to larger body's of water.

• remote control

• pond

• stream

• channel

A (a)   is when you shorten what you've read into the most important details and use your own words.

The mountain path was covered with thick _____________ and made hiking almost impossible.

• vegetation

• goats

• waterfalls

• lizards

He wore the (a)   shirt his grandma had made him with her own hands.

Draw a picture of a winding road.