WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Ch. 16 - 20
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
I must be ready to flee. What does flee mean?
an insect that bites
to fight
to leave
I bound them back together with fresh pitch and sinews. What are sinews?
a rope made of hair
a rope made of seal tendons
a rope made of bull kelp
I created a spear with a barbed point. What does barbed mean?
spiky and hooked
slender and sharp
forked with two pointy ends
They sat on their haunches and barked. What are haunches?
tails
hindquarters or back end
mounds of dirt
Karana used pitch to bind the planks of the canoe. What is pitch?
to toss out
a sticky, black substance that can wash up on the beach
a long rope made of kelp
Karana kept watch from the sandspit. What is a sandspit?
a long strip of beach jutting out into the ocean
a tall cliff that has footholds to climb
the mesa where Ghalas-At once stood
The abalone shell glittered on the beach. What does glittered mean?
to get buried beneath dirt or sand
to get tossed aside
to shine in the light
Karana gestured to Ronto to return to the canoe. What does gestured mean?
to shoo something away
to use hand signals to communicate
to yell loudly
All the women of our tribe singed our hair short as a sign of mourning. What does singed mean?
to sing with a sad voice
to burn off the ends with a small flame
to color the hair black
The devilfish flailed its arms and struck Karana on the shoulder and left a bruise. What does flailed mean?
the move around violently
to push away slowly
to get tangled
