Kensuke's Kingdom

Use what you know about the target vocabulary to answer the following questions.

What does the word sparsely mean in the sentence below?

The desert is sparsely populated because it is hard to live in its hot dry climate.

• usually

• thinly

• easily

• quickly

What does the word rigid mean in the sentence below?

Use a lot of tape so that the box will be rigid.

• thin

• stiff

• white

• smooth

What does the word venture mean in the sentence below?

The hikers will turn on their flashlights and venture into the cave.

• enter in spite of risk

• look inside

• study from afar

• carefully avoid

What does the word permeated mean in the sentence below?

The smell of baking bread permeated the entire house.

• pierced

• squashed

• disappeared from

• spread throughout

What does the word defy mean in the sentence below?

The magician claimed he could defy gravity by making a person float.

• show or expose

• create or produce

• resist or go against

• plummet

Use what you know about positive and negative connotations to answer the questions below.

Which word best completes the sentence and has a POSITIVE connotation?

The family enjoyed a week in a ____________ by a lake.

• shack

• resort

• shed

• hut

Which word best completes the sentence and has a POSITIVE connotation?

I watched my brother _________ proudly across the stage at graduation.

• lurch

• creep

• stride

• trudge

Which word best completes the sentence and has a POSITIVE connotation?

At the national park, we camped at the first site that was _____________.

• available

• deserted

• abandoned

• forsaken

Which word best completes the sentence and has a NEGATIVE connotation?

I was startled by the _____________ sound of the birds in the trees.

• chirping

• screeching

• singing

• trilling

Which word best completes the sentence and has a NEGATIVE connotation?

Jacob's dad had to ____________ him to do his chores.

• nag

• ask

• remind

• tell