Unit 1 Week 1/ Into the Woods

What problem did Thoreau have?

• He couldn't sharpen his pencil

• He couldn't write because of the noise from the guests

• He didn't know what to write about

• All of the above

Where did Thoreau go?

• He moved back to the city

• He decided to take a nap

• He went to live in the local library

• He went to live near Walden Pond

What happened as a result of Thoreau living in nature?

• He made friends with his neighbors

• He learned how to fish on the pond

• Thoreau wrote easily in nature

• none of these

Which word means to put stress on a syllable or word

• emphasis

• naturalist

• debris

• encounter

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word spectacular?

• magnificent

• amazing

• ordinary

• uncommon

A naturalist is a person who specializes in the study of ______

• biology

• chemistry

• language

• nature

What does the word debris mean?

• moveable items in a building

• scattered remains of something

• material of a particular kind

• piece of burning wood

What does the word indicated mean?

• explained

• found

• meant

• showed

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word generations?

• eras

• inspirations

• organizations

• siblings

What word has the opposite meaning of the word encounter?

• avoidance

• emergency

• entrance

• possibilty