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October Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christopher Columbus was considered a cruel man. What does CRUEL mean?

a)

brave

b)

mean

c)

smart

d)

creative

2.

We live on Long Island. Columbus landed on the Bahamas - an island. What is an ISLAND?

a)

A vacation spot with palm trees

b)

A country

c)

A continent

d)

A land surrounded by water

3.

Columbus wanted to find a new route to the East Indies. You take a bus route every day! What is a ROUTE?

a)

A way of doing something

b)

A land surrounded by water

c)

A path

d)

An area of North America

4.

Columbus took a voyage to find a new land. What is a VOYAGE?

a)

A trip across the water on a boat

b)

A vacation on a boat

c)

A journey on land

d)

A place on an island

5.

Some people want to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. Who is an example of an Indigenous Person?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

A Native American

c)

A European Settler

6.

A bat is a mammal. What is a MAMMAL?

a)

An animal that flies and lays eggs

b)

An insect

c)

An animal with fur that lays eggs

d)

An animal with fur that has live babies (not eggs)

7.

Bats are nocturnal animals. What does NOCTURNAL mean?

a)

You are awake during the day and asleep at night

b)

You are asleep during the day and awake at night

c)

You sleep all winter

d)

You sleep all spring

8.

Bats migrate to warmer climates to find food. What does MIGRATE mean?

a)

To move quickly

b)

To fly in the air

c)

To sleep all winter

d)

To move from one habitat to another

9.

Vampire bats have an appetite for blood. What is an APPETITE?

a)

A desire for food

b)

Long, sharp teeth

c)

To sleep all winter

d)

To be thirsty

10.

Bats come out at dusk. When is DUSK?

a)

When the sun comes up and it begins to get light out

b)

At 12 pm midnight

c)

When the sun goes down and it begins to get dark out

11.

BONUS QUESTION: Fill in the blank. Insects are _______ to spiders and bats.

a)

a predator

b)

prey