Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 26-29

1. What does the word thong mean?

• a thin strip of leather used for tying

• those who are defeated in battle

• Uncomfortable, nervous

• the top of a wave

2. What does the word stride mean?

• a thin strip of leather used for tying

• those who are defeated in battle

• uncomfortable, nervous

• a long step, a manner of walking

3. What does the word crest mean?

• a thin strip of leather used for tying

• those who are defeated in battle

• the top of a wave

• a long step, a manner of walking

4. What does the word vanquished mean?

• uncomfortable, nervous

• the top of a wave

• those who are defeated in battle

• the top of a wave

5. What does the word uneasy mean?

• those who are defeated in battle

• uncomfortable, uneasy

• the top of a wave

• a long step, a manner of walking

6. She was so excited when she _____________ Jennifer Aniston walking down Hollywood Blvd.

• glimpsed

• current

• ornament

• snares

7. The ocean ______________ was so strong the lifeguard told everyone to stay out of the water.

• glimpse

• ornament

• current

• hasten

8. When Sally woke up late, her mother ____________ her out the door.

• ornament

• uneasy

• current

• hasten

9. Karana was proud of the ______________ she had made and turned into a necklace.

• ornament

• snares

• hasten

• glimpse

10. Karana was determined to catch the wild dogs so she built a _____________ and laid it on the ground next to their lair.

• glimpse

• current

• ornament

• snare