5 Written Questions

1. a craft for traveling on water, especially a boat
2. worn out into loose threads at the edge or end
3. pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell
4. meager, small quantity or supply
5. harsh or bitter in taste or smell

5 Matching Questions

1. gorge
2. lecture
3. sheer
4. cascades
5. bough

1. a a small canyon
2. b a speech of warning or a long reprimand
3. c a larger branch of a tree
4. d extending up and down, almost completely vertical
5. e falls gently like a waterfall

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a rope or chain by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object to limit its range of movement
   1. tethers
   2. snares
   3. vessel
   4. tinder
2. secluded, distant
   1. relish
   2. provoke
   3. gorge
   4. remote
3. devices used to trap or capture small animals
   1. snares
   2. frayed
   3. sheer
   4. scant
4. ran with short, quick steps
   1. whittle
   2. snares
   3. scuttled
   4. scant
5. to irritate, aggravate, make angry
   1. provoke
   2. gorge
   3. remote
   4. savory

5 True/False Questions

1. combustible → flammable

   True        False

2. tinder → a highly flammable material used for starting a fire by catching a spark from a flint and steel struck together

   True        False

3. loping → moving or running with bounding steps or with a long, easy stride

   True        False

4. relish → secluded, distant

   True        False

5. loam → rich soil containing sand, silt, and clay

   True        False