Yonder Mountain Review

What does the word pausing mean in this sentence: The visitors were pausing by the castle to take pictures.

• laughing
• stopping for a brief time
• arguing with each other
• going quickly by

What does the word examined mean in this sentence: The doctor carefully examined the X-Ray of the boy's ankle to see if it was broken.

• study/look closely
• glanced quickly
• experiment with
• sing with friends

What does the word mist mean in this sentence: The mist of the waterfall made my jacket get wet while we were ion our sightseeing cruise.

• pouring rain
• soda to drink
• a fine spray
• a gushing stream

What does the word fondly mean in this sentence: The aunt fondly hugged her nephew after he returned home from a long trip.

• meanly
• wondering
• lovingly
• hurriedly

What does the word peak mean in the following sentence: We climbed to the peak of the mountain and looked at the amazing view.

• bottom
• flat
• top
• bend

What does the word rugged mean in the following sentence: The pioneer wagons could not cross the rugged mountains.

• sandy and wet
• windy and cold
• grassy and green
• rocky and bumpy

How are the beautiful stones like the herbs?

• They are both useful for the tribe.
• They will both help heal sickness.
• They will both be traded for food.
• They are both on the mountain peak.

How are the first young man and the second young man alike?

• They get lost on the mountain.
• They stop to rest on the mountain.
• They both refuse to go up the mountain.
• They think the mountain is too steep.

How are all three young men alike?

• They all return with torn clothes.
• They all bring back pretty stones.
• They all stay away for a long time.
• They all have to take the chief's test.

How did Chief Sky show who would be the next chief?

• He hugged Soaring Eagle.
• He shook Soaring Eagle's hand.
• He gave Soaring Eagle his robe.
• He gave the stones and herbs to Soaring Eagle.