5th Grade Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz L4

An illness that affects a lot of people is an

• untreated

• epidemic

• absorbant

• illustrate

A word that means about the same as eerie is

• mysterious

• gratitude

• loneliness

• composition

The hikers knew there was a treacherous canyon ahead. What does treacherous mean?

• beautiful

• unexplored

• snowy

• dangerous

When sick people are separated from healthy people, it is called

• radiation

• opportunity

• interference

• quarantine

What are mushers?

• friends you can depend on

• workers who remove snow and ice

• people who guide dog sleds

• firefighters and other rescue workers

He saw men unload the freight, and the conductor hand the package to Bill Shannon. What does freight mean?

• a medicinal liquid used to battle an illness

• materials transported in a train or vehicle

• signs of illness or disease

• a dangerous or difficult situation

The town needed a supply of antitoxin serum. What does serum mean?

• the act of separating sick people from healthy people

• signs of illness or disease

• people who are in charge of dog sleds

• a medicinal liquid used to battle an illness

At one point the dogs had to wade through slushy overflow. What does wade mean?

• to walk through water

• died

• mysterious, scary

• a difficult situation

The mushers traveled around the clock, usually by moonlight or twilight. What does twilight mean?

• people who are in charge of dog sleds

• the time when the sun is beyond the horizon, but light is still visible

• died

• materials transported in a train or vehicle

Newspapers across the country reported Nome's plight, and the progress of the serum run. What does plight mean?

• a struggle or a dangerous situation

• difficult

• a medicinal liquid used to battle an illness

• mysterious