Nora's Ark Vocabulary

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

The man _______ the tornado by hiding in his basement.

• astonished

• survived

• relief

• dangerous

Which word is a synonym for astonished?

• dangerous

• created

• happy

• surprised

What are torrents?

• strong, fast-moving streams of water

• slow-moving streams of water

• oceans

• lakes

Which word is a type of igneous rock found in the continental crust?

• piteously

• granite

• survived

• opal

Which word means almost the same as piteously?

• kindly

• funny

• happily

• sadly

What word describes the shelves shown in the picture?

• piteously

• scarcely

• lovely

• madly

A ______ is a young, female cow

• heifer

• bull

• horse

• calf