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Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocab. Week 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

a)

raft

b)

ravine

c)

league

d)

none of these

2.

unit of length or distance

a)

ounce

b)

milliliter

c)

ravine

d)

league

3.

a large brown or green plant that grows in the sea, used in some foods and medicines

a)

clay

b)

kelp

c)

ravine

d)

sea urchin

4.

having a discussion between two groups of people, especially one that is intended to end an argument

a)

play

b)

plunder

c)

parley

d)

petition

5.

a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships

a)

reef

b)

ravine

c)

rock

d)

none of these

6.

using very little, without waste, in moderation

a)

wasteful

b)

a lot

c)

speck

d)

sparingly

7.

the skin and fur of a dead animal, or the skin with the fur removed

a)

fur

b)

pelt

c)

leather

d)

skin

8.

the body of a dead animal, especially a large one that is soon to be cut up as meat or eaten by wild animals

a)

carcasses

b)

reef

c)

parley

d)

dolphin

9.

to move quickly and powerfully

a)

surf

b)

surged

c)

stand

d)

sit

10.

washing against something in small waves

a)

lifting

b)

lapping

c)

swimming

d)

none of these

11.

heavy load

a)

reefs

b)

boxes

c)

burdens

d)

loaded

12.

an order or formal command

a)

decreed

b)

decide

c)

suggest

d)

kelp

13.

a small edible sea creature that lives inside a shell

a)

fish

b)

otter

c)

reef

d)

abalones

14.

a piece of land that sticks out from the coast into the sea

a)

headland

b)

carcasses

c)

pelt

d)

mountain

15.

people who avoid work

a)

decreed

b)

reefs

c)

shirkers

d)

lazy

16.

to catch an animal using a snare

a)

pelt

b)

snared

c)

lapping

d)

decreed