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The Ravine Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct definition of reluctance (noun)?

a)

unwillingness; disinclination

b)

eagerness

c)

ridiculousness

d)

friendliness

2.

What is the correct definition of decompose (verb)?

a)

To settle on the ground

b)

To make or become rotten; to decay

c)

To grow

d)

To expand

3.

What is the correct definition of spiral (verb)?

a)

to swing back and forth

b)

to unwind

c)

to draw a circle

d)

to move in a winding course

4.

Name one thing that can be murky.

4 lines
5.

Fill in the missing word. "And it was wet and muddy from little _____ of water that bled from the side of the cliff."

a)

precipices

b)

rivulets

c)

cascades

6.

Fill in the missing word. "...but Vinny couldn't make it out over the waterfall, roaring down just feet beyond the ledge where he would soon be standing, _________ past so close its mist dampened the air he breathed."

a)

cascading

b)

climbing

c)

running

d)

working

7.

What is the correct definition of a highland?

a)

an area similar to a valley

b)

an area of high or mountainous land

c)

a wet, mossy area

d)

the highest point on a mountain

8.

Choose the vocabulary word that best identifies what is in this image.

a)

A cascade

b)

A highland

c)

A precipice