Call of the Wild Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Another word for sprint; rush; run

John Thornton was eating dinner when Buck ______ into camp

• bristled

• sapped

• dashed

• whittled

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Another word for huge, enormous

His head was the wolf head on a _________scale.

• respectful

• voracious

• average

• massive

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Another word for fast, swift

The wolf whirled about clipping his teeth together in a ______succession of snaps.

• rapid

• stern

• timid

• heavy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Another word for covering; veil

This lost mine was steeped in tragedy and ________in mystery.

• prowled

• shrouded

• unaffected

• shocked

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Another word for smelled the area; sniffed things

Thornton's struggle was fresh on the earth and Buck ________every detail.

• motionless

• clenching

• grasping

• scented

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A word meaning 2000 pounds

The animal was more than half a ________.

• progress

• ton

• score

• average

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Another word for owe money, balance due, liability

Buck made it possible for Thronton to pay off certain _____.

• appeals

• glances

• demons

• debts

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Another word for chunk: piece

Dying men had ________that were unlike any known gold in the Northland.

• nuggets

• traces

• excitements

• braces

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Another word for birds like chicken, duck, turkey

In the fall year there where wild ______.

• victim

• rodent

• fowl

• animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Another word for start again, take up again, restart

He darted away and the chase was ________.

• departed

• bluffed

• resumed

• stopped

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4