Vocabulary Test

Students will be completing a vocabulary test on Tuesday, October 19th.

Students will not be required to write definitions or know the spelling of the words, but they should have a general idea of the meaning of the words.

Part 1: Matching eight words with the right definition

Part 2: Multiple choice for five words. Students select the right definition for the word

Part 3: Multiple choice for five definitions. Students select the right word for the definition provided

Part 4: Use the word in a sentence. Students are given four words with their definition and then asked to use the word in a sentence.

Plus,

Part 5: Crossword puzzle with all the words

Here is the list of words.

Chapter 1

Drone: Humming or buzzing noise

Rudder: A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the back of a ship or boat for directing its course.

Lurched: An act of swaying abruptly

Audible: A sound that is capable of being heard

Chapters 2

Turbulence : Great commotion or agitation

C.P.R. : An emergency procedure for someone whose heart stopped

Altitude: The height of a thing above a reference level, used by pilots

Chapters 3

Muck: Filthy mud or dirt

Chapters 4

Viciously: Unpleasantly severe

Chapters 5

Murky: Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Tatters: Torn and ragged clothing; rags.

Chapters 6

Pulverize: 1. Reduce to fine particles.

2. Defeat utterly.

Chapters 7

Abdomen: The stomach area of the body

Welted: Strike (someone or something) hard and heavily.

Chapters 8

Quills: The hollow, horny stem of a feather

Chapters 9

Exasperated: To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.

Chapters 10

Dormant: (of an animal) Having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep

Chapters 12

Persistent: Refusing to give up or let go

Chapters 13

Shallows: An area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.

Chapters 14

Mesh: Material, like a net

Chapters 15

Stabilize: To make or become stable or more stable

Chapters 16

Momentarily: For a moment or an instant.

Chapters 17

Incessant: Continuing without interruption

Chapters 18

Fuselage: The central body of an aircraft