Kindred Souls Chapter 1

Think about a family member who is close to you. Write a few (full) sentences about what makes him or her so important to you.

Define kindred.

• A type of fruit
• A musical instrument
• A form of transportation
• A group of related individuals or people.

Define prairie.

• A small forest
• A vast desert
• A rocky mountain range
• A large open area of grassland

Define brisk.

• dull and uninteresting
• calm and relaxed
• quick and energetic
• slow and lethargic

Define ancestors.

• Descendants of a person
• People from the future
• Individuals from a different planet
• People from whom one is descended.

Define gnarled.

• Straight
• Smooth
• Soft
• Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Define slough.

• A swampy area of land
• A rocky coastline
• A snowy mountain peak
• A dry desert area

Define windrows.

• Circular piles of cut hay or small grain crop
• Square piles of cut hay or small grain crop
• Triangular piles of cut hay or small grain crop
• Long, narrow piles of cut hay or small grain crop that are raked together to dry before being baled or harvested.

Define baling.

• The method of shredding materials into small pieces
• The process of compressing and packaging materials into compact bales.
• The process of melting materials together
• The act of separating materials into different categories

What is the genre of Kindred Souls?

• Mystery

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Adventure